Omphalius is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tegulidae.[1]

Omphalius
Omphalius rusticus (Gmelin, 1791)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Tegulidae
Genus: Omphalius
Philippi, 1847
Type species
Trochus rusticus
Gmelin, 1791

Since 2020 it is considered a synonym of Tegula Lesson, 1832 [2]

Species

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Species brought into synonymy:

References

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  1. ^ Omphalius. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
  2. ^ Yamazaki, Daishi; Hirano, Takahiro; Chiba, Satoshi; Fukuda, Hiroshi (2020). "A new replacement name for Chlorostoma lischkei Pilsbry, 1889 (not of Tapparone-Canefri, 1874) (Vetigastropoda: Trochida: Tegulidae)". Molluscan Research. 40 (4): 327–344. Bibcode:2020MollR..40..327Y. doi:10.1080/13235818.2020.1831716.
  3. ^ Omphalius rusticus (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
  • Williams S.T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (2008) Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined. Zoologica Scripta 37: 483–506
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