Onchidiopsis
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Onchidiopsis is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of small slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...

-like sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...

s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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 gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Lamellariinae
Lamellariinae
Lamellariinae is a subfamily of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs belonging to the family Velutinidae, in the clade Littorinimorpha.-Genera:Genera in the subfamily Lamellariinae include:* Calyptoconcha Bouchet & Waren, 1993...

 of the family Velutinidae
Velutinidae
Velutinidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.- Taxonomy :The following two subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi :* subfamily Velutininae J. E...

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Species

Species within the genus Onchidiopsis include:
  • Onchidiopsis carnea
    Onchidiopsis carnea
    Onchidiopsis carnea is a species of small sea snail with a transparent internal shell, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Velutinidae. Because the shell is mostly internal, the snail resembles a sea slug in general appearance....

    Bergh, 1853
  • Onchidiopsis corys
    Onchidiopsis corys
    Onchidiopsis corys is a species of small sea snail with a transparent internal shell, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Velutinidae...

    Balch, 1910
  • Onchidiopsis glacialis
    Onchidiopsis glacialis
    Onchidiopsis glacialis is a species of small sea snail with a transparent internal shell, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Velutinidae. Because the shell is mostly internal, the snail resembles a sea slug in general appearance....

    (Sars M., 1851)
  • Onchidiopsis groenlandica
    Onchidiopsis groenlandica
    Onchidiopsis groenlandica is a species of small sea snail with a transparent internal shell, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Velutinidae. Because the shell is mostly internal, the snail resembles a sea slug in general appearance....

    Bergh, 1853
  • Onchidiopsis kingmaruensis
    Onchidiopsis kingmaruensis
    Onchidiopsis kingmaruensis is a species of small sea snail with a transparent internal shell, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Velutinidae. Because the shell is mostly internal, the snail resembles a sea slug in general appearance....

    Russell, 1942
  • Onchidiopsis spitzbergensis
    Onchidiopsis spitzbergensis
    Onchidiopsis spitzbergensis is a species of small sea snail with a transparent internal shell, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Velutinidae. Because the shell is mostly internal, the snail resembles a sea slug in general appearance....

    Jensen in Thorson, 1944

Species brought into synonymy :
  • Onchidiopsis latissima Odhner, 1913 : synonym of Onchidiopsis carnea Bergh, 1853

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