Stylopsis
| Stylopsis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata |
| Superfamily: | Pyramidelloidea |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Stylopsis A. Adams, 1860 |
| Type species | |
| Eulimella (Stylopsis) typica A. Adams, 1860 | |
Stylopsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]
Description
The shell is subulate, opaque, smooth,and not polished. The whorls of the teleoconch are flattened. The suture is well-impressed. The aperture is subquadrangular. The columella is straight and simple. The lip is subangular in front. [2]
Species
Species within the genus Stylopsis include:[1]
- Stylopsis marioni Locard, 1897
The following species were brought into synonymy:[1]
- Stylopsis rufofasciata E.A. Smith, 1875: synonym of Derjuginella rufofasciata (E.A. Smith, 1875)
- Stylopsis resticula (Dall, 1889): synonym of Bacteridium resticulum (Dall, 1889)
References
- 1 2 3 WoRMS (2011). Stylopsis A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565651 on 2011-10-26
- ↑ G.W. Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology vol. VIII; p. 319-320
External links
| External identifiers for Stylopsis | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 565651 |
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