Oocorys sulcata

Oocorys sulcata
Oocorys sulcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Cassidae
Genus: Oocorys
Species: O. sulcata
Binomial name
Oocorys sulcata
P. Fischer, 1883
Synonyms[1]

Oocorys abyssorum (Verrill & Smith, 1884)

Oocorys sulcata is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.[1]

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Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 55 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 161 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 5073 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Oocorys sulcata Fischer P., 1883. Gofas, S. (2009). Oocorys sulcata Fischer P., 1883. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139025 on 14 August 2010.
  2. ^ a b c 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.

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