Otopleura

Updated on Oct 21, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Euthyneura Rank Genus		Phylum Mollusca Clade Heterobranchia Clade Panpulmonata

Similar Pyramidella, Longchaeus acus, Pyramidella dolabrata, Cingulina, Pyramidellidae

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

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)

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

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