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.
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:
Taxa inquerenda
- Stylopsis marioni <small>Locard, 1897</small>
- Stylopsis polyskista <small>de Folin, 1879</small>
- Stylopsis textus <small>de Folin, 1879</small>
The following species were brought into synonymy:
- Stylopsis eminuta <small>de Folin, 1878</small> : synonym of Pyrgiscus eminutus <small>(de Folin, 1878)</small>
- Stylopsis rufofasciata <small>E.A. Smith, 1875</small>: synonym of Derjuginella rufofasciata <small>(E.A. Smith, 1875)</small>
- Stylopsis resticula <small>(Dall, 1889):</small> synonym of Bacteridium resticulum <small>(Dall, 1889)</small>
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