Osilinus

Osilinus
two Osilinus lineatus in the centre of the photo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Subfamily: Monodontinae
Genus: Osilinus
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]

Species

Species within the genus Osilinus include:

References

  1. ^ a b {{WRMS species|138594|Osilinus Philippi, 1847||16 March 2011}
  2. ^ Osilinus articulatus (Lamarck, 1822).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141825 on 1 May 2010.
  3. ^ Osilinus atratus (Wood, 1828).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141826 on 1 May 2010.
  4. ^ Osilinus lineatus (da Costa, 1778).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141827 on 1 May 2010.
  5. ^ Osilinus sauciatus (Koch, 1845).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141828 on 1 May 2010.
  6. ^ Osilinus turbinatus (Von Born, 1778).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141829 on 1 May 2010.