Orphanopusia osiridis
| Orphanopusia osiridis | |
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| Shell of Orphanopusia osiridis (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Orphanopusia |
| Species: | O. osiridis
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| Binomial name | |
| Orphanopusia osiridis (Issel, 1869)
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Orphanopusia osiridis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1][2]
Description[edit]
The length of the shell varies between 18 mm and 28 mm.
The sea surface temperature that Orphanopusia osiridis is found in are 20-30 Celsius. The sea surface salinity (PSU) for the sea snail (Orphanopusia osiridis) was 30–35.[3]
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Distribution[edit]
This marine species occurs off Madagascar, Mozambique, Oman, and South Africa.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c MolluscaBase (2018). Orphanopusia osiridis (Issel, 1869). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=957168 on 2018-12-31
- ^ Fedosov A.E., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Dgebuadze P. & Bouchet P. (2017). Phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of the family Costellariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 179(3): 541-626.
- ^ "Orphanopusia osiridis (Issel, 1869) - Ocean Biodiversity Information System". obis.org. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- Gori, S.; Rosado, J.; Salisbury, R. A. (2019). Costellariidae (Gastropoda) from Dhofar, Oman with descriptions of eight new species and notes on Vexillum appelii (Jickeli, 1874). Acta Conchyliorum. 18: 25–48.
External links[edit]
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