Moelleriopsis

Moelleriopsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[1]

Moelleriopsis
Original drawing with two views of a shell of Moelleriopsis abyssicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Seguenzioidea
Family:
unassigned
Genus:
Moelleriopsis

Bush, 1897
Type species
Moelleriopsis abyssicola Bush, K.J., 1897
Synonyms[1]
  • Abyssogyra A.H. Clarke, 1961
  • Molleriopsis (incorrect subsequent spelling)

Description

The small shell of these deep-water species is relatively thin. It is white under a golden brown or olive brown epidermis. It contains few, convex whorls, forming an elevated spire and large body whorl. The suture is distinct. The round and deep umbilicus has a moderate size, showing some of the whorls. The circular aperture is slightly oblique. The peristome is continuous with a thin, sharp edge, appearing thickened within. It is attached to the body whorl only for a short distance.[2]

Species

Species within the genus Moelleriopsis include:

References
  1. Moelleriopsis . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 May 2012.
  2. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, vol. 10, 1899-1900
  3. Moelleriopsis messanensis (Seguenza, 1876). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
  4. Moelleriopsis normani (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
  5. Moelleriopsis richardi (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
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