Orphanopusia osiridis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 18 mm and 28 mm.
The sea surface temperature that Orphanopusia osiridis is found in are 20-30 Celsius. The sea surface salinity (PSU) for the sea snail (Orphanopusia osiridis) was 30-35.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Madagascar, Mozambique, Oman, and South Africa.
References
Gori, S.; Rosado, J.; Salisbury, R. A. (2019). Costellariidae (Gastropoda) from Dhofar, Oman with descriptions of eight new species and notes on Vexillum appelii (Jickeli, 1874). Acta Conchyliorum. 18: 25-48.
External links
Issel, A. (1869). Malacologia del Mar Rosso. Ricerche zoologiche e paleontologiche. Biblioteca Malacologica, Pisa. xi + 387 pp., pls 1-5