Omphalius
Genus of gastropods
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Omphalius is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tegulidae.[1]
| Omphalius | |
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| Omphalius rusticus (Gmelin, 1791) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Tegulidae |
| Genus: | Omphalius Philippi, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Trochus rusticus Gmelin, 1791 | |
Since 2020 it is considered a synonym of Tegula Lesson, 1832 [2]
Species
Species brought into synonymy:
- Omphalius caelatus Adams A., 1854: synonym of Anadema macandrewii (Mörch, 1868)
- Omphalius globulus Carpenter, 1857: synonym of Tegula globulus (Carpenter, 1857)
- Omphalius marianus Dall, 1919: synonym of Tegula mariana (Dall, 1919)
- Omphalius nigerrimus (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Tegula nigerrima (Gmelin, 1791)
- Omphalius rusticus (Gmelin, 1791):[3] synonym of Tegula rustica (Gmelin, 1791)