Osilinus
Encyclopedia
Osilinus is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Trochidae
, the top snails.
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 sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Trochidae
Trochidae
The Trochidae, common name top snails, are a taxonomic family of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda ....
, the top snails.
Species
Species within the genus Osilinus include:- Osilinus articulatusOsilinus articulatusOsilinus articulatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
(Lamarck, 1822) - Osilinus atratusOsilinus atratusOsilinus atratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
(Wood, 1828) - Osilinus kotschyi (Philippi, 1849)
- Osilinus lineatusOsilinus lineatusOsilinus lineatus, common name the Thick top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-External links:...
(da Costa, 1778) - Osilinus punctulatus (Lamarck, 1822)
- Osilinus sauciatusOsilinus sauciatusOsilinus sauciatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-References:* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. . Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. . European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a...
(Koch, 1845) - Osilinus turbinatusOsilinus turbinatusOsilinus turbinatus is a species of marine snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae.- External links :* * *...
(Von Born, 1778)