Osilinus sauciatus

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Osilinus sauciatus
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)
Synonyms[1]
  • Monodonta colubrina (Gould, 1851)
  • Monodonta (Osilinus) edulis sauciata (Koch, 1845)

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. 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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