Otopleura Explained

Otopleura is a genus of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Otopleura include:

• Otopleura auriscati (Holten, 1802)
• Otopleura glans (Reeve, 1843)
• Otopleura mitralis (A. Adams, 1855)
• Otopleura nitida (A. Adams in H. & A. Adams, 1853–58)
• Otopleura nodicincta (A. Adams, 1855)

Species brought into synonymy:

• Otopleura australis Laseron, 1959: synonym of Otopleura mitralis (A. Adams, 1854)

Distribution

Species of this genus can be found throughout the Pacific Ocean.

References

• Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp

Notes and References

1. Otopleura P. Fischer, 1885 . Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204418 on 28 April 2011