Osilinus sauciatus
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| Osilinus sauciatus | |
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| Osilinus sauciatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Subfamily: | Monodontinae |
| Genus: | Osilinus |
| Species: | O. sauciatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Osilinus sauciatus (Koch, 1845) | |
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Osilinus sauciatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 11 mm and 27 mm
Distribution
This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean along the Canaries.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Osilinus sauciatus (Koch, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
- Donald K.M., Kennedy M. & Spencer H.G. (2005) The phylogeny and taxonomy of austral monodontine topshells (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae), inferred from DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37: 474-483
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