Oscilla is a genus of very small sea snails, minute marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks. This genus is currently placed in the subfamily Chrysallidinae of the family Pyramidellidae.
These marine gastropods have shells with intorted protoconchs.
Life history
Little is known about the biology of the members of this genus. As is true of most members of the Pyramidellidae sensu lato, they are likely to be ectoparasites.
Oscilla jocosa may possibly be a parasite on Trochus erithreus (Mienis 2003).
Species of Oscilla
The following species are mentioned in WoRMS:
- Oscilla annulata <small>(A. Adams in H. & A. Adams, 1853)</small>
- Oscilla appeliusi <small>(Hornung & Mermod, 1925)</small>
- Oscilla aqabaensis <small>Peñas, Rolán & Sabelli, 2020</small>
- Oscilla aquilonia <small>Pimenta, Santos & Absalao, 2008</small>
- Oscilla axialyrae <small>Peñas & Rolán, 2017</small>
- Oscilla beccarii <small>(Hormung & Mermod, 1924)</small>
- Oscilla bellardii <small>(Hornung & Mermod, 1924)</small>
- Oscilla bifida <small>Peñas & Rolán, 2017</small>
- Oscilla cingulata <small>(A. Adams, 1861)</small> (Type species) (as Monoptygma (Oscilla) cingulata)
- Oscilla circinata <small>A. Adams, 1867</small>
- Oscilla composita <small>Peñas & Rolán, 2017</small>
- Oscilla cylindrica <small>de Folin, 1879)</small>
- Oscilla duplex <small>Laseron, 1959)</small>
- Oscilla evanida <small>Melvill, 1904</small>
- Oscilla faceta <small>Melvill, 1904</small>
- Oscilla felix <small>(Dall & Bartsch, 1906)</small>
- Oscilla ficara <small>(Bartsch, 1915)</small>
- Oscilla fortefunis <small>Peñas & Rolán, 2017</small>
- Oscilla galilae <small>Bogi, Karhan & YokeÃ
Â, 2012</small>
- Oscilla gemella <small>Peñas & Rolán, 2017</small>
- Oscilla infraduplex <small>Peñas & Rolán, 2017</small>
- Oscilla istiusmodi <small>Peñas & Rolán, 2017 </small>
- Oscilla jocosa <small>Melvill, 1904</small>
- Oscilla jocosior <small>Saurin, 1959</small>
- Oscilla koheii <small>(Nomura, 1937)</small>
- Oscilla ligata <small>(Angas, 1877)</small>
- Oscilla marquesensis <small>Peñas & Rolán, 2017</small>
- Oscilla mirabilis <small>(Preston, 1905)</small>
- Oscilla mirifica <small>Peñas, Rolán & Sabelli, 2020 </small>
- Oscilla multifuniculi <small>Peñas & Rolán, 2017 </small>
- Oscilla multistriata <small>Peñas, Rolán & Sabelli, 2020</small>
- Oscilla mutuensis <small>(Nomura, 1938)</small>
- Oscilla niasensis <small>Thiele, 1925 </small>
- Oscilla notialis <small>Pimenta, Santos & Absalao, 2008</small>
- Oscilla obtusa <small>(Gould, 1861 in 1859-61)</small>
- Oscilla obtusantis <small>(Saurin, 1961)</small>
- Oscilla ogasaensis <small>(Nomura, 1939)</small>
- Oscilla ongcopensis <small>(Saurin, 1961)</small>
- Oscilla parvicoronata <small>Peñas & Rolán, 2017 </small>
- Oscilla perfelix <small>(Nomura, 1938)</small>
- Oscilla punicea <small>(W. R. B. Oliver, 1915)</small>
- Oscilla pupula <small>Thiele, 1925</small>
- Oscilla sculptulata <small>Peñas & Rolán, 2017</small>
- Oscilla solomonensis <small>Peñas & Rolán, 2017</small>
- Oscilla somersi <small>(Verrill & Bush, 1900)</small>
- Oscilla sulcibasis <small>Peñas & Rolán, 20</small>17
- Oscilla tasmanica <small>(Tenison-Woods, 1876)</small>
- Oscilla tempeii <small>(Nomura, 1937)</small>
- Oscilla tornata <small>(A. E. Verrill, 1884)</small>
- Oscilla tricordata <small>(Nomura, 1938)</small>
- Oscilla uahukaensis <small>Peñas & Rolán, 2017 </small>
- Oscilla vanuatuensis <small>Peñas & Rolán, 2017</small>
- Oscilla virginiae <small>Peñas, Rolán & Sabelli, 2020</small>
- Oscilla voorwindei <small>(Laseron, 1959)</small>
The following species are also mentioned in OBIS and Malacolog
Species brought into synonymy:
- Oscilla bosyuensis <small>(Nomura, S., 1937)</small>: synonym of Odetta bosyuensis <small>(Nomura, 1937)</small>
- Oscilla dautzenbergi de <small>Morgan, 1916</small> â : synonym of Pyrgula dautzenbergi <small>(de Morgan, 1916)</small> â (new combination)
- Oscilla fallax <small>Thiele, 1925</small>: synonym of Bulimoscilla fallax <small>(Thiele, 1925)</small>
- Oscilla gumia: synonym of Hinemoa gumia <small>(Hedley, 1909)</small>
- Oscilla indica <small>Melvill, 1896</small>: synonym of Hinemoa indica <small>(Melvill, 1896)</small>
- Oscilla insculpta <small>(Carpenter) Keep, 1888</small>: synonym of Iolaea eucosmia <small>Dall & Bartsch, 1909</small>
- Oscilla laquearia: synonym of Hinemoa laquearia <small>(Hedley, 1909)</small>
- Oscilla leviplex: synonym of Hinemoa leviplex <small>Laseron, 1959</small>
- Oscilla lirata <small>(A. Adams, 1860)</small>: synonym of Odetta lirata <small>(A. Adams, 1860)</small>
- Oscilla migma: synonym of Hinemoa migma <small>(Hedley, 1909)</small>
- Oscilla sumatrana <small>Thiele, 1925</small>: synonym of Menesthella sumatrana <small>(Thiele, 1925)</small>
The European species have been revised by van Aartsen (1994).
References
- Vaught, K. C. (1989). In Abbott, R. T. & Boss, K. J. (eds) A Classification of the Living Mollusca. Melbourne, Florida: American Malacologists Inc. 195 pp.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180âÂÂ213
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