Oocorys sulcata

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Oocorys sulcata
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Shell of Oocorys sulcata (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cassidae
Genus: Oocorys
Species:
O. sulcata
Binomial name
Oocorys sulcata
P. Fischer, 1883
Synonyms [1]
  • Benthodolium abyssorumVerrill & S. Smith [in Verrill], 1884
  • Dolium (Eudolium) aulacodes(Tomlin, 1927) (Recombination of synonym)
  • Eudolium aulacodesTomlin, 1927 (junior synonym)
  • Oocorys abyssorum(Verrill & Smith, 1884)
  • Oocorys elongata Schepman, 1909 (Junior primary homonym of Oocorys sulcata var. elongataLocard, 1897; O. schepmani is a replacement name)
  • Oocorys fischeriLocard, 1897
  • Oocorys fischeri var. minorLocard, 1897
  • Oocorys rotundaDall, 1908
  • Oocorys schepmaniR. D. Turner, 1948
  • Oocorys sulcata var. elongataLocard, 1897
  • Oocorys sulcata var. indicaE. A. Smith, 1906
  • Oocorys sulcata var. minorLocard, 1897
  • Oocorys umbilicataQuinn, 1980
  • Oocorys watsoniLocard, 1897
  • Oocorys weberiSchepman, 1909
  • Tonna (Eudolium) aulacodes (Tomlin, 1927) (Recombination of synonym)

Oocorys sulcata is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails. [1]

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Morocco and the Azores.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 55 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 161 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 5073 m. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Oocorys sulcata Fischer P., 1883 . Gofas, S. (2009). Oocorys sulcata Fischer P., 1883. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139025 on 14 August 2010 .
  2. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

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