Description
Habitat
Biome: Marine
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
)
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
)
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
)
- (Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
)
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
)
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
)
- Cox, 1960
- Order:
Neotaenioglossa
(
)
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
(
)
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Infraorder:
Littorinimorpha
(
)
- Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
- Superfamily:
Rissooidea
(
)
- J.e. Gray, 1847
- Family:
Assimineidae
(
)
- H. & A. Adams, 1856
- Subfamily:
Omphalotropidinae
(
)
- Genus:
Omphalotropis
(
)
- Griffiths, 2000
- Specific name:
fragilis
- Pse.
- Scientific name: - Omphalotropis fragilis Pse.
- Specific name:
fragilis
- Pse.
- Genus:
Omphalotropis
(
- Subfamily:
Omphalotropidinae
(
- Family:
Assimineidae
(
- Superfamily:
Rissooidea
(
- Infraorder:
Littorinimorpha
(
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
(
- Order:
Neotaenioglossa
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Omphalotropis
There are approximately 55 species in this genus:
O. albocarinata · O. angulata · O. bifilaris · O. brenchleyi · O. bulboides · O. carolinensis · O. cerea · O. cheynei · O. conoidea · O. cookei · O. costulata · O. distermina · O. ducalis · O. elegans · O. elongata · O. elongatula · O. erosa · O. exquisita · O. fragilis · O. globosa · O. gracilis · O. grandis · O. guamensis · O. hieroglyphica · O. howeinsulae · O. laevigata · O. laticosta · O. latilabris · O. longula · O. major · O. multilirata · O. mutica · O. nebulosa · O. nebulosus · O. ochthogyra · O. ornata · O. picta · O. picta attenuata · O. pilosa · O. plicosa · O. pulchella · O. pupoides · O. quadrasi · O. rubens · O. semicostata · O. semicostulata · O. striatapila · O. submaritima · O. submaritina · O. suteri · O. suturalis · O. terebralis · O. trochomorpha · O. tumidula · O. vohimenae
More Info
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Further Reading
- Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
Notes
Contributors
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 12, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 12, 2007:
- Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 7139029
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16172308
- IUCN ID: 15278
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 8356
