Oocorys verrillii

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Oocorys verrillii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cassidae
Genus: Oocorys
Species:
O. verrillii
Binomial name
Oocorys verrillii
(Dall, 1889)
Synonyms [1]
  • Benthodolium pacificum Dall, 1896
  • Dolium (Eudolium) verrillii Dall, 1889 (basionym)
  • Oocorys lussii Bozzetti, 1990
  • Oocorys verrillii Kreipl & Alf, 2001
  • Oocorys sulcata caribbaea Clench & Aguayo, 1939
  • Oocorys sulcata var. cancellata Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897
  • Oocorys tosaensis Habe & Azuma, 1959

Oocorys verrillii 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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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 47 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 134 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 2926 m. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Oocorys verrillii (Dall, 1889) . Rosenberg, G. (2010). Oocorys verrillii. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533236 on 5 March 2011 .
  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.