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.WoRMS (2011). Stylopsis A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at this link on 2011-10-26
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.Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, G.W. Tryon (1889); p. 319-320
Species Species within the genus Stylopsis include: Stylopsis pulchellus de Folin, 1870 Stylopsis sulcata A. Adams, 1861 Stylopsis typica A. Adams, 1860 Taxa inquirenda Stylopsis marioni Locard, 1897 Stylopsis polyskista de Folin, 1879 Stylopsis textus de Folin, 1879
The following species were brought into synonymy Stylopsis eminuta de Folin, 1878 : synonym of Pyrgiscus eminutus (de Folin, 1878) Stylopsis rufofasciata E.A. Smith, 1875: synonym of Derjuginella rufofasciata (E.A. Smith, 1875) Stylopsis resticula (Dall, 1889): synonym of Bacteridium resticulum (Dall, 1889)
References
External links World Register of Marine Species