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| Species: | O. sulcata |
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| Oocorys sulcata P. Fischer, 1883 | |
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Oocorys sulcata is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails. [1]
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Morocco and the Azores.
Minimum recorded depth is 161 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 5073 m. [2]
The Tonnidae are a family of medium-sized to very large sea snails, known as the tun shells. These are marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The name tun refers to the snails' shell shape, which resembles wine casks known as "tuns". While thin, the shells are also strong and lack opercula. They are found in all tropical seas, where they inhabit sandy areas. During the day, they bury themselves in the substrate, emerging at night to feed on echinoderms, crustaceans, and bivalves. Some larger species also capture fish, using their expandable probosces to swallow them whole. Females lay rows of eggs that become free-swimming larvae for several months before settling to the bottom.
The Cassidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized, large, and sometimes very large sea snails commonly called helmet snails or bonnet snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the clade Littorinimorpha.
Oenopota graphica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Bathybela nudator is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Pleurotomella demosia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Xanthodaphne leptalea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Colus jeffreysianus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Fusinus bocagei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
Puncturella asturiana, common name the hawk puncturella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Coralliophila basileus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Benthobia tryonii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Benthobiidae.
Latiromitra cryptodon is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae.
Eudolium is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells.
Galeodea alcocki, common name : Alcock's false tun, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.
Galeodea echinophora, the spiny bonnet or helmet shell, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.
Galeodea rugosa, common name : the rugose bonnet, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.
Oocorys grandis is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.
Phalium, common name the bonnet shells, is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cassidae, the helmet shells, bonnet shells and their allies.
Galeodea is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cassinae of the family Cassidae.
Echinophoria is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.
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