Moelleriopsis

Moelleriopsis
	Original drawing with two views of a shell of Moelleriopsis abyssicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:	Seguenzioidea
Family:	incertae sedis
Genus:	Moelleriopsis; Bush, 1897
Type species
	Moelleriopsis abyssicola Bush, K.J., 1897;
Synonyms
	Abyssogyra A.H. Clarke, 1961; Molleriopsis (incorrect subsequent spelling);

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 atlantis Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020
†Moelleriopsis carinaspira Lozouet, 1999
Moelleriopsis gritta Hoffman in Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020
Moelleriopsis messanensis (Seguenza, 1876)³
Moelleriopsis meteorminora Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020
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)
Moelleriopsis watsoni (Tryon, 1888)

Species brought into synonymy

Moelleriopsis valvatoides (Jeffreys, 1883): synonym of Skenea valvatoides (Jeffreys, 1883)

References

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

External links

[WoRMS-1] Moelleriopsis. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 May 2012.

[2] Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, vol. 10, 1899-1900

[3] Moelleriopsis messanensis (Seguenza, 1876). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.

[4] Moelleriopsis normani (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.

[5] Moelleriopsis richardi (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.

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