Moelleriopsis
| Moelleriopsis | |
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| 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] | |
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Moelleriopsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[1]
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:
- Moelleriopsis abyssicola Bush, 1897
- Moelleriopsis messanensis (Seguenza, 1876)[3]
- Moelleriopsis nipponica (Okutani, 1964)
- Moelleriopsis normani (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897)[4]
- Moelleriopsis poppei Engl, 2012
- Moelleriopsis richardi (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896)[5]
- Moelleriopsis sincera (Dall, 1890)
- Moelleriopsis valvatoides (Jeffreys, 1883)
- Moelleriopsis vemae (Clarke, 1961)
References
- 1 2 Moelleriopsis . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 May 2012.
- ↑ Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, vol. 10, 1899-1900
- ↑ Moelleriopsis messanensis (Seguenza, 1876). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
- ↑ Moelleriopsis normani (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
- ↑ 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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