Onchidiopsis Explained

Onchidiopsis is a genus of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Lamellariinae within the family Velutinidae.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Onchidiopsis include:

• Onchidiopsis carnea Bergh, 1853
• Onchidiopsis corys Bergh, 1910
• Onchidiopsis glacialis (Sars, 1851)
• Onchidiopsis groenlandica Bergh, 1853
• Onchidiopsis kingmaruensis Russell, 1942
• Onchidiopsis spitzbergensis Jensen in Thorson, 1944

Species brought into synonymy:

• Onchidiopsis latissima Odhner, 1913 : synonym of Onchidiopsis carnea Bergh, 1853

References

• Brunel, P., L. Bosse, and G. Lamarche. 1998. Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 p
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

External links

• Francis N.Balch, On a new Labradorean species of Onchidiopsis, a genus of mollusks new to Eastern North America; with remarks on its relationships; Proceedings of the United States National Museum 38:469-484 (1910)

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2011). Onchidiopsis Bergh, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138628 on 2011-05-18