Moelleriopsis | |
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Original drawing with two views of a shell of Moelleriopsis abyssicola | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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 [1] | |
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Moelleriopsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea. [1]
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 within the genus Moelleriopsis include: