''Oocorys'' is a

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of large, deepwater

sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

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gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

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in the

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Cassidae The Cassidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized, large, and sometimes very large sea snails commonly called helmet snails or bonnet snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the clade Littorinimorpha.Gofas, ...

, the helmet snails and bonnet snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Oocorys P. Fischer, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137748 on 2021-11-09

Species

Species within the genus ''Oocorys'' include: * ''

Oocorys clericus ''Oocorys'' is a genus of large, deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Oocorys P. Fischer, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' Quinn, 1980 * ''

Oocorys elevata ''Oocorys'' is a genus of large, deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Oocorys P. Fischer, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' Dall, 1908 * ''

Oocorys grandis ''Oocorys grandis'' is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae The Cassidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized, large, and sometimes very large sea snails commonly called helmet snails or bonne ...

'' Beu, 2008 * ''

Oocorys sulcata ''Oocorys sulcata'' is a species of large sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails. Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Morocco an ...

'' P. Fischer, 1884 * ''

Oocorys verrillii ''Oocorys verrillii'' is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails. Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell ( ...

'' (Dall, 1889) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Oocorys barbouri'' Clench & Aguayo, 1939: synonym of ''

Eucorys barbouri ''Eucorys barbouri'' is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails. Distribution Recorded from offshore Barbados. Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may ...

'' (Clench & Aguayo, 1939) (original combination) * ''Oocorys bartschi'' Rehder, 1943: synonym of ''

Eucorys bartschi ''Eucorys bartschi'' is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails. Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell (st ...

'' (Rehder, 1943) (original combination) * ''Oocorys morrisoni'' Kreipl & Alf, 2001: synonym of ''Oocorys verrillii'' (Dall, 1889)

References

Nomenclator Zoologicus info
Cassidae {{Cassidae-stub