Omphalius Philippi 1847

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

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

Species

Species brought into synonymy:

• Omphalius caelatus Adams A., 1854: synonym of Anadema macandrewii (Mörch, 1868)
• Omphalius globulus Carpenter, 1857: synonym of Tegula globulus (Carpenter, 1857)
• Omphalius marianus Dall, 1919: synonym of Tegula mariana (Dall, 1919)
• Omphalius nigerrimus (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Tegula nigerrima (Gmelin, 1791)
• Omphalius rusticus (Gmelin, 1791):^[3] synonym of Tegula rustica (Gmelin, 1791)

References

• Williams S.T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (2008) Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined. Zoologica Scripta 37: 483–506