Osilinus

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Osilinus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus:Phorcus
Philippi, 1847
Type species
Trochus turbinatus Born, 1778
Synonyms [1]
  • Monodonta (Osilinus)Philippi, 1847
  • Trochocochlea Mörch, 1852

Osilinus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails. [1]

A genus is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus.

Sea snail common name for snails that normally live in saltwater

Sea snail is a common name for snails that normally live in salt water, in other words marine gastropods. The taxonomic class Gastropoda also includes snails that live in other habitats, such as land snails and freshwater snails. Many species of sea snails are edible and exploited as food sources by humans.

Family is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy; it is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as being the "walnut family".

This genus has become a synonym of Phorcus Risso, 1826 [2]

<i>Phorcus</i> genus of molluscs

Phorcus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

Species

Species within the genus Osilinus include:

<i>Phorcus articulatus</i> species of mollusc

Phorcus articulatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

<i>Phorcus atratus</i> species of mollusc

Phorcus atratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

<i>Priotrochus kotschyi</i> species of mollusc

Priotrochus kotschyi, common name the Kotschy's gibbula, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

Related Research Articles

Trochidae family of molluscs

The Trochidae, common name top-snails or top-shells, are a taxonomic family of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda.

<i>Trochus</i> genus of molluscs

Trochus is a genus of medium-sized to large, top-shaped sea snails with an operculum and a pearly inside to their shells, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

<i>Cantharidus</i> genus of molluscs

Cantharidus, common name the kelp shells, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs of the family Trochidae, the top shells.

<i>Austrocochlea</i> genus of molluscs

Austrocochlea is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top snails, also known as top shells.

<i>Chlorostoma</i> genus of molluscs

Chlorostoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tegulidae.

Monodonta lugubris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

<i>Phorcus mutabilis</i> species of mollusc

Phorcus mutabilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

<i>Monodonta</i> genus of molluscs

Monodonta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

<i>Oxystele</i> Genus of sea snails

Oxystele is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

<i>Planaxis</i> genus of molluscs

Planaxis is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Planaxidae.

Cantharidinae subfamily of molluscs

The Cantharidinae are a taxonomic subfamily of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, common name top snails.

<i>Phorcus lineatus</i> species of mollusc

Phorcus lineatus, common name the lined top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

<i>Phorcus punctulatus</i> species of mollusc

Phorcus punctulatus, common name the punctate monodont, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

<i>Phorcus sauciatus</i> species of mollusc

Phorcus sauciatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

<i>Phorcus turbinatus</i> species of mollusc

Phorcus turbinatus, common name the turbinate monodont, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

References

  1. 1 2 Osilinus Philippi, 1847 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 16 March 2011.
  2. ↑ Donald K.M., Preston J., Williams S.T., Reid D.R., Winter D., Alvarez R., Buge B., Hawkins S.J., Templado J. & Spencer H.G. 2012. Phylogenetic relationships elucidate colonization patterns in the intertidal grazers Osilinus Philippi, 1847 and Phorcus Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 62(1): 35–45
  3. ↑ Osilinus articulatus (Lamarck, 1822) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 1 May 2010.
  4. ↑ Osilinus atratus (Wood, 1828) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 1 May 2010.
  5. ↑ Osilinus lineatus (da Costa, 1778) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 1 May 2010.
  6. ↑ Osilinus sauciatus (Koch, 1845) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 1 May 2010.
  7. ↑ Osilinus turbinatus (Von Born, 1778) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 1 May 2010.
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