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Orphanopusia osiridis

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Orphanopusia osiridis
Shell of Orphanopusia osiridis (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Orphanopusia
Species:
O. osiridis
Binomial name
Orphanopusia osiridis
(Issel, 1869)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra osiridis Issel, 1869
  • Pusia osiridis (Issel, 1869)
  • Vexillum (Pusia) osiridis (Issel, 1869)
  • Vexillum osidiris
  • Vexillum osiridis (Issel, 1869)

Orphanopusia osiridis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1][2]

Description

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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]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Madagascar, Mozambique, Oman, and South Africa.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
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