Omalogyra

Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Omalogyra is a genus of minute marine gastropod molluscs in the family Omalogyridae.[1]

Phylum:Mollusca
Superfamily:Omalogyroidea
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Omalogyra
Shell of Omalogyra zebrina (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Infraclass: "Lower Heterobranchia"
Superfamily: Omalogyroidea
Family: Omalogyridae
Genus: Omalogyra
Jeffreys, 1860
Type species
Skenea nitidissima (Adams, 1800), sensu Forbes & Hanley, 1850
Synonyms
  • Ammonicerina O. G. Costa, 1861
  • Helisalia Laseron, 1954
  • Homalogyra Jeffreys, 1867 (unjustified emendation)
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This genus includes the smallest gastropods, with adult sizes of 1 mm and even less.

Species

Species within the genus Omalogyra include:

  • Omalogyra ammonitoides (Powell, 1940)
  • Omalogyra antarctica Egorova, 1991
  • Omalogyra atomus (Philippi, 1841) - atom snail
  • Omalogyra burdwoodiana Strebel, 1908
  • Omalogyra densicostata (Jeffreys, 1884)[2]
  • Omalogyra disculus Palazzi, 1988
  • Omalogyra fusca Suter, 1908(Jeffreys, 1884)
  • Omalogyra fuscopardalis Rolán, 1992
  • Omalogyra liliputia (Laseron, 1954)
  • Omalogyra simplex (Costa O.G., 1861)
  • Omalogyra taludana Castellanos, 1989
  • Omalogyra undosa Palazzi, 1988
  • Omalogyra zebrina Rolán, 1992
Species brought into synonymy
  • Omalogyra (Ammonicera) Vayssière, 1893: synonym of Ammonicera Vayssière, 1893
  • Omalogyra (Ammonicera) planorbis (Dall, 1927): synonym of Palazzia planorbis (Dall, 1927)
  • Omalogyra (Ammonicera) rota Forbes & Hanley, 1850: synonym of Ammonicera rota (Forbes & Hanley, 1850)
  • Omalogyra atomus (Philippi, 1841) sensu Arnaud, 1972: synonym of Omalogyra antarctica Egorova, 1991 (misapplication)
  • Omalogyra ausonia Palazzi, 1988: synonym of Palazzia ausonia (Palazzi, 1988)
  • Omalogyra bicarinata Suter, 1908: synonym of Zerotula bicarinata (Suter, 1908)
  • Omalogyra discula Palazzi, 1988: synonym of Omalogyra disculus Palazzi, 1988
  • Omalogyra fischeriana Monterosato, 1869: synonym of Ammonicera fischeriana (Monterosato, 1869)
  • Omalogyra nodicarinata Sleurs, 1983: synonym of Ammonicera nodicarinata (Sleurs, 1985)
  • Omalogyra planorbis (Dall, 1927): synonym of Palazzia planorbis (Dall, 1927)
  • Omalogyra pulcherrima Brazier in Henn & Brazier, 1894: synonym of Liotella pulcherrima (Brazier in Henn & Brazier, 1894)
  • Omalogyra vangoethemi Sleurs, 1983: synonym of Ammonicera vangoethemi (Sleurs, 1985)

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