Exomilopsis


Exomilopsis is a genus of minute gastropod molluscs belonging to the family Columbellidae. Both species are found in Oceania.

Description

In the original description, Powell described the genus as below:
The genus' tall, conical protoconchs are more similar to barrow forms of columbellids.

Taxonomy

The genus was first described by A. W. B. Powell in 1964, who named Mangelia spica as the type species, and also described a new species in the genus, E. hipkinsi. Boyer et al. suspect that the genus is likely a synonym of Gatliffena.

Distribution

Exomilopsis is found in the temperate waters of south of Australia and around New Zealand, and is found in Miocene fossils in Victoria, Australia.

Species

Species within the genus Exomilopsis include:Exomilopsis hipkinsi
  • ''Exomilopsis spica''