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Oocorys

Gastropoda - Cassidae

Taxonomy
Oocorys was named by Fischer (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m R]. It is extant. Its type is Oocorys sulcata. It is the type genus of Oocorythidae.

It was assigned to Cassididae by Schenck (1926); to Cassidae by Todd (2001); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Oocorythinae by Beu (2008).

Species
O. clericus, O. sulcata (syn. Benthodolium abyssorum) (type species), O. verrillii
Species lacking formal opinion data
O. vadosus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Oocorys Fischer p. 392
1884Benthodolium Verrill and Smith p. 177
1926Oocorys Schenck p. 86
1980Hadroocorys Quinn p. 156
2001Oocorys Todd
2002Oocorys Sepkoski
2008Oocorys Beu p. 332

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyCassidaeLatreille 1825
subfamilyOocorythinae(Fischer 1885)
genusOocorysFischer 1883

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Oocorys Fischer 1883
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†Oocorys clericus Quinn 1980
Oocorys sulcata Fischer 1883
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Invalid names: Benthodolium abyssorum Verrill and Smith 1884 [synonym]
Invalid names: Benthodolium Verrill and Smith 1884 [synonym], Hadroocorys Quinn 1980 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available