Larocheopsis Explained

Larocheopsis is a genus of small to minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Larocheidae.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Larocheopsis include:

• Larocheopsis amplexa Marshall, 1993
• Larocheopsis macrostoma Geiger & B.A. Marshall, 2012
• † Larocheopsis microclathrata (Gougerot & Le Renard, 1977)

Species brought into synonymy:

• † Larocheopsis marshalli Lozouet, 1998: synonym of † Trogloconcha marshalli (Lozouet, 1998) (original combination)

References

• Marshall, B. A. (1993). The systematic position of Larochea Finlay, 1927, and introduction of a new genus and two new species (Gastropoda: Scissurellidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies 59: 285–294.
• Geiger, D.L. (2012). Monograph of the little slit shells. Volume 1. Introduction, Scissurellidae. pp. 1–728. Volume 2. Anatomidae, Larocheidae, Depressizonidae, Sutilizonidae, Temnocinclidae. pp. 729–1291. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Monographs. Number 7.

External links

• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Larocheopsis B.A. Marshall, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=493037 on 2013-02-16