Cochliolepis


Cochliolepis is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tornidae.

Taxonomy

Rolán & Rubio hold Discopsis as a valid genus, distinct from Cochliolepis Stimpson, 1858, on the grounds that the latter belongs in the family Vitrinellidae and the former in Tornidae. This should be reevaluated in the perspective that both families are considered synonyms. Adam & Knudsen may have been right in placing the West African species in Cochliolepis.

Species

Species within the genus Cochliolepis include:Cochliolepis adamsii Cochliolepis albiceratus Ponder, 1966Cochliolepis catherinae Barnard, 1963
; Species brought into synonymy:Cochliolepis albicerata Ponder, 1966 : synonym of Cochliolepis albiceratus Ponder, 1966Cochliolepis antarctica Numanami, 1996: synonym of Zerotula antarctica Cochliolepis costulatus : synonym of Discopsis costulatus de Folin, 1870Cochliolepis dautzenbergi Adam & Knudsen, 1969: synonym of Discopsis dautzenbergi Cochliolepis gruveli : synonym of Discopsis gruveli Cochliolepis radians Rolán & Rubio, 1991: synonym of Discopsis radians Cochliolepis reductus Rolán & Rubio, 1991: synonym of ''Discopsis reductus''