Osilinus

Osilinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
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]

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

Species

Species within the genus Osilinus include:

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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