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
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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

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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.[3]

Species

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Species within the genus Stylopsis include:[2]

Taxa inquerenda
  • Stylopsis marioni Locard, 1897
  • Stylopsis polyskista de Folin, 1879
  • Stylopsis textus de Folin, 1879
The following species were brought into synonymy:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Adams, Arthur (1860), "On some new genera and species of Mollusca from Japan", The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.
  2. ^ a b c WoRMS (2011). Stylopsis A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at this link on 2011-10-26
  3. ^ Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, G.W. Tryon (1889); p. 319-320
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