Stylopsis is a genus of sea snails. In other words, they are a genus of marine gastropod, gastropods being a class of mollusk. This creature is within a particular family of sea snail called Pyramidellidae.[2]
| Stylopsis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Subfamily: | Syrnolinae |
| Tribe: | Syrnolini |
| Genus: | Stylopsis A. Adams, 1860 |
| Type species | |
| Eulimella (Stylopsis) typica A. Adams, 1860[1] | |
Description
editThe 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.[3]
Species
editSpecies within the genus Stylopsis include:[2]
- Stylopsis pulchellus de Folin, 1870
- Stylopsis sulcata A. Adams, 1861
- Stylopsis typica A. Adams, 1860
- Taxa inquerenda
- Stylopsis marioni Locard, 1897
- Stylopsis polyskista de Folin, 1879
- Stylopsis textus de Folin, 1879
- The following species were brought into synonymy:[2]
- Stylopsis eminuta de Folin, 1878 : synonym of Pyrgiscus eminutus (de Folin, 1878)
- 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
edit- ^ Adams, Arthur (1860), "On some new genera and species of Mollusca from Japan", The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.
- ^ a b c WoRMS (2011). Stylopsis A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at this link on 2011-10-26
- ^ Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, G.W. Tryon (1889); p. 319-320
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