''Oocorys'' is a
genus
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of large, deepwater
sea snails,
marine gastropod mollusk
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in the
family
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Cassidae
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, 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''
Quinn, 1980
* ''
Oocorys elevata''
Dall, 1908
* ''
Oocorys grandis''
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''
(Dall, 1889)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Oocorys barbouri''
Clench & Aguayo, 1939: synonym of ''
Eucorys barbouri''
(Clench & Aguayo, 1939) (original combination)
* ''Oocorys bartschi''
Rehder, 1943: synonym of ''
Eucorys bartschi''
(Rehder, 1943) (original combination)
* ''Oocorys morrisoni''
Kreipl & Alf, 2001: synonym of ''Oocorys verrillii''
(Dall, 1889)
References
Nomenclator Zoologicus info
Cassidae
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