Stylopsis


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:Stylopsis pulchellus de Folin, 1870Stylopsis sulcata A. Adams, 1861Stylopsis typica A. Adams, 1860
;Taxa inquerendaStylopsis marioni Locard, 1897Stylopsis polyskista de Folin, 1879Stylopsis textus de Folin, 1879
;The following species were brought into synonymy:Stylopsis eminuta de Folin, 1878 : synonym of Pyrgiscus eminutus Stylopsis rufofasciata E.A. Smith, 1875: synonym of Derjuginella rufofasciata Stylopsis resticula : synonym of ''Bacteridium resticulum''