Species of gastropod
Oocorys sulcata
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Shell of Oocorys sulcata (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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O. sulcata
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Binomial name
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Oocorys sulcata
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Synonyms[1]
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- Benthodolium abyssorum Verrill & S. Smith [in Verrill], 1884
- Dolium (Eudolium) aulacodes (Tomlin, 1927) (Recombination of synonym)
- Eudolium aulacodes Tomlin, 1927 (junior synonym)
- Oocorys abyssorum (Verrill & Smith, 1884)
- Oocorys elongata Schepman, 1909 (Junior primary homonym of Oocorys sulcata var. elongata Locard, 1897; O. schepmani is a replacement name)
- Oocorys fischeri Locard, 1897
- Oocorys fischeri var. minor Locard, 1897
- Oocorys rotunda Dall, 1908
- Oocorys schepmani R. D. Turner, 1948
- Oocorys sulcata var. elongata Locard, 1897
- Oocorys sulcata var. indica E. A. Smith, 1906
- Oocorys sulcata var. minor Locard, 1897
- Oocorys umbilicata Quinn, 1980
- Oocorys watsoni Locard, 1897
- Oocorys weberi Schepman, 1909
- Tonna (Eudolium) aulacodes (Tomlin, 1927) (Recombination of synonym)
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Oocorys sulcata is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Morocco and the Azores.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 55 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 161 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 5073 m.[2]