Basilissopsis rhyssa

Basilissopsis rhyssa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Seguenziidae.

Description

The height of the shell attains 2.1&nbsp;mm. The shell is very similar to the shell of Basilissopsis watsoni <small>Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897</small>. The shell is nacreous and the outer lip possesses posterior and basal labral sinuses.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea off Cuba and in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia.

References

• Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp.&nbsp;579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.