Omphalius

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Omphalius
Omphalius rusticus (Gmelin, 1791)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Tegulidae
Genus: Omphalius
Philippi, 1847
Type species
Trochus rusticus
Gmelin, 1791

Omphalius is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tegulidae.[1]

Since 2020 it is considered a synonym of Tegula Lesson, 1832 [2]

Species[edit]

Species brought into synonymy:

References[edit]

  • Williams S.T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (2008) Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined. Zoologica Scripta 37: 483–506

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