Stylopsis Explained

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.^[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:

• 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)

External links

• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2011). Stylopsis A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at this link on 2011-10-26
2. https://archive.org/stream/manualconch08tryorich#page/n5/mode/2up Manual of Conchology vol. VIII