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.Rosenberg, G.; Gofas, S. (2011). Oscilla A. Adams, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138415 on 6 July 2012
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 (A. Adams in H. & A. Adams, 1853) Oscilla appeliusi (Hornung & Mermod, 1925) Oscilla aqabaensis Peñas, Rolán & Sabelli, 2020 Oscilla aquilonia Pimenta, Santos & Absalao, 2008 Oscilla axialyrae Peñas & Rolán, 2017 Oscilla beccarii (Hormung & Mermod, 1924) Oscilla bellardii (Hornung & Mermod, 1924) Oscilla bifida Peñas & Rolán, 2017 Oscilla cingulata (A. Adams, 1861) (Type species) (as Monoptygma (Oscilla) cingulata) Oscilla circinata A. Adams, 1867 Dall & Bartsch, Notes on Japanese, Indo-Pacific and American Pyramidellidae; Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum, vol XXX n° 1452; 1906 Oscilla composita Peñas & Rolán, 2017 Oscilla cylindrica de Folin, 1879) Oscilla duplex Laseron, 1959) Oscilla evanida Melvill, 1904 Oscilla faceta Melvill, 1904 Oscilla felix (Dall & Bartsch, 1906) Oscilla ficara (Bartsch, 1915) Oscilla fortefunis Peñas & Rolán, 2017 Oscilla galilae Bogi, Karhan & Yokeş, 2012 Oscilla gemella Peñas & Rolán, 2017 Oscilla infraduplex Peñas & Rolán, 2017 Oscilla istiusmodi Peñas & Rolán, 2017 Oscilla jocosa Melvill, 1904 Oscilla jocosior Saurin, 1959 Oscilla koheii (Nomura, 1937) Oscilla ligata (Angas, 1877) Oscilla marquesensis Peñas & Rolán, 2017 Oscilla mirabilis (Preston, 1905) Oscilla mirifica Peñas, Rolán & Sabelli, 2020 Oscilla multifuniculi Peñas & Rolán, 2017 Oscilla multistriata Peñas, Rolán & Sabelli, 2020 Oscilla mutuensis (Nomura, 1938) Oscilla niasensis Thiele, 1925 Oscilla notialis Pimenta, Santos & Absalao, 2008 Oscilla obtusa (Gould, 1861 in 1859-61) Oscilla obtusantis (Saurin, 1961) Oscilla ogasaensis (Nomura, 1939) Oscilla ongcopensis (Saurin, 1961) Oscilla parvicoronata Peñas & Rolán, 2017 Oscilla perfelix (Nomura, 1938) Oscilla punicea (W. R. B. Oliver, 1915) Oscilla pupula Thiele, 1925 Oscilla sculptulata Peñas & Rolán, 2017 Oscilla solomonensis Peñas & Rolán, 2017 Oscilla somersi (Verrill & Bush, 1900) Oscilla sulcibasis Peñas & Rolán, 2017 Oscilla tasmanica (Tenison-Woods, 1876) Oscilla tempeii (Nomura, 1937) Oscilla tornata (A. E. Verrill, 1884) Oscilla tricordata (Nomura, 1938) Oscilla uahukaensis Peñas & Rolán, 2017 Oscilla vanuatuensis Peñas & Rolán, 2017 Oscilla virginiae Peñas, Rolán & Sabelli, 2020 Oscilla voorwindei (Laseron, 1959)
The following species are also mentioned in OBIS OBIS : Miralda (Oscilla) and Malacolog Malacolog : Oscilla Oscilla biseriata Gabb, 1881 Oscilla stupa (Hori, S. & H. Fukuda, 1999) Species brought into synonymy Oscilla bosyuensis (Nomura, S., 1937):Gastropods.com: Oscilla bosyuensis; retrieved: 28 January 32012 synonym of Odetta bosyuensis (Nomura, 1937) Oscilla dautzenbergi de Morgan, 1916 † : synonym of Pyrgula dautzenbergi (de Morgan, 1916) † (new combination) Oscilla fallax Thiele, 1925: synonym of Bulimoscilla fallax (Thiele, 1925) Oscilla gumia: synonym of Hinemoa gumia (Hedley, 1909) Oscilla indica Melvill, 1896: synonym of Hinemoa indica (Melvill, 1896) Oscilla insculpta (Carpenter) Keep, 1888: synonym of Iolaea eucosmia Dall & Bartsch, 1909 Oscilla laquearia: synonym of Hinemoa laquearia (Hedley, 1909) Oscilla leviplex: synonym of Hinemoa leviplex Laseron, 1959 Oscilla lirata (A. Adams, 1860): synonym of Odetta lirata (A. Adams, 1860) Oscilla migma: synonym of Hinemoa migma (Hedley, 1909) Oscilla sumatrana Thiele, 1925: synonym of Menesthella sumatrana (Thiele, 1925)
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. 180–213
External links
Oscilla voorwindei Oscilla tricordata