''Oocorys'' is a
genus
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of large, deepwater
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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in the
family
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Cassidae
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.Gofas ...
, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Oocorys P. Fischer, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137748 on 2021-11-09]
Species
Species within the genus ''Oocorys'' include:
* ''
Oocorys clericus''
Quinn, 1980
* ''
Oocorys elevata''
Dall, 1908
* ''
Oocorys grandis''
Beu, 2008
* ''
Oocorys sulcata''
P. Fischer, 1884
* ''
Oocorys verrillii''
(Dall, 1889)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Oocorys barbouri''
Clench & Aguayo, 1939: synonym of ''
Eucorys barbouri''
(Clench & Aguayo, 1939) (original combination)
* ''Oocorys bartschi''
Rehder, 1943: synonym of ''
Eucorys bartschi''
(Rehder, 1943) (original combination)
* ''Oocorys morrisoni''
Kreipl & Alf, 2001: synonym of ''Oocorys verrillii''
(Dall, 1889)
References
Nomenclator Zoologicus info
Cassidae
Gastropod genera
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