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Stylopsis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Pyramidellidae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Pyramidelloidea

Rank
  
Genus

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.

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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.

Species

Species within the genus Stylopsis include:

  • 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:
  • 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

    Stylopsis Wikipedia
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