''Cochliolepis'' is a

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of small sea snails,

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gastropod

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s in the

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Tornidae Tornidae is a family of very small and minute sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha. This family used to be known as the Vitrinellidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Tornidae Sacco, 1896 (1884). A ...

.Bouchet, P. (2014). Cochliolepis Stimpson, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196981 on 2014-12-10

Taxonomy

Rolán & Rubio (2002: 46) hold ''Discopsis'' as a valid genus, distinct from ''Cochliolepis'' Stimpson, 1858, on the grounds that the latter belongs in the family Vitrinellidae and the former in

. This should be reevaluated in the perspective that both families are considered synonyms. Adam & Knudsen (1969) may have been right in placing the West African species in ''Cochliolepis''.

Species

Species within the genus ''Cochliolepis'' include: * '' Cochliolepis adamsii'' (P. Fischer, 1857) * ''

Cochliolepis albiceratus ''Cochliolepis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tornidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Cochliolepis Stimpson, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxd ...

'' Ponder, 1966 * '' Cochliolepis catherinae'' Barnard, 1963 * † ''

Cochliolepis differens ''Cochliolepis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tornidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Cochliolepis Stimpson, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxd ...

'' Rubio, Rolán & Lee, 2011 * ''

Cochliolepis holmesii ''Cochliolepis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tornidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Cochliolepis Stimpson, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxd ...

'' (Dall, 1889) * '' Cochliolepis militaris'' (Jousseaume, 1872) * '' Cochliolepis nautiliformis'' (Holmes, 1859) * ''

Cochliolepis parasitica ''Cochliolepis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tornidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Cochliolepis Stimpson, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxd ...

'' Stimpson, 1858 * '' Cochliolepis patricioi'' Rubio, Rolán & Lee, 2011 * '' Cochliolepis planispiralis'' Rubio, Fernández-Garcés & Rolán, 2011 * '' Cochliolepis planulata'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1892) * ''

Cochliolepis striata ''Cochliolepis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tornidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Cochliolepis Stimpson, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=ta ...

'' Dall, 1889 * ''

Cochliolepis surinamensis ''Cochliolepis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tornidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Cochliolepis Stimpson, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=ta ...

'' Van Regteren Altena, 1966 * ''

Cochliolepis tugelae ''Cochliolepis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tornidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Cochliolepis Stimpson, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=ta ...

'' Barnard, 1963 ; Species brought into synonymy: * ''Cochliolepis albicerata'' Ponder, 1966 : synonym of ''Cochliolepis albiceratus'' Ponder, 1966 * ''Cochliolepis antarctica'' Numanami, 1996: synonym of '' Zerotula antarctica'' (Numanami, 1996) * ''Cochliolepis costulatus'' (de Folin, 1870): synonym of '' Discopsis costulatus'' de Folin, 1870 * ''Cochliolepis dautzenbergi'' Adam & Knudsen, 1969: synonym of '' Discopsis dautzenbergi'' (Adam & Knudsen, 1969) * ''Cochliolepis gruveli'' (Dautzenberg, 1912): synonym of '' Discopsis gruveli'' (Dautzenberg, 1912 * ''Cochliolepis jullieni'' Adam & Knudsen, 1969: synonym of '' Discopsis jullieni'' (Adam & Knudsen, 1969) * ''Cochliolepis radians'' Rolán & Rubio, 1991: synonym of ''

Discopsis radians ''Discopsis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tornidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Discopsis de Folin, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...

'' (Rolán & Rubio, 1991) * ''Cochliolepis reductus'' Rolán & Rubio, 1991: synonym of '' Discopsis reductus'' (Rolán & Rubio, 1991)

References

* Stimpson W. (1858). ''A new form of parasitic gasteropodous Mollusca, called Cochliolepis parasiticus''. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 6: 307-309 * Rubio, F.; Fernández-Garcés, R.; Rolán, E. (2011). ''The family Tornidae (Gastropoda, Rissooidea) in the Caribbean and neighboring areas.'' Iberus. 29(2), 1-230

External links

To World Register of Marine Species
Tornidae {{Tornidae-stub