Stylopsis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Family: | Pyramidellidae |
Subfamily: | Syrnolinae |
Tribe: | Syrnolini |
Genus: | Stylopsis A. Adams, 1860 |
Type species | |
Eulimella (Stylopsis) typica A. Adams, 1860[1] |
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.[2]
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.[3]
Species within the genus Stylopsis include:[2]