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Oocorys sulcata

Gastropoda - Cassidae

Taxonomy
Oocorys sulcata was named by Fischer (1883) [TYPE SPECIMEN: Lectotype number and dimensions]. It is extant. Its type specimen is MNHN 4160, a shell. It is the type species of Oocorys.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. vadosus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Oocorys sulcata Fischer
1884Benthodolium abyssorum Verrill and Smith
1926Oocorys sulcata Schenck pp. 86 - 87 figs. Plate 15, figure 10
2008Oocorys sulcata Beu p. 342

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

Oocorys sulcata Fischer 1883
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Invalid names: Benthodolium abyssorum Verrill and Smith 1884 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available