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Moelleriopsis

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Moelleriopsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassGastropoda
  4. OrderSeguenziida
  5. FamilySeguenzioidea
Habitatmarine

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
20
Family
Skeneidae
Collections
FMNH, AM, NRM, MNHN, SAMA
Recorded in
United States, Australia, Virgin Islands, U.S., Nouvelle-Caledonie, United Kingdom, Spain

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Seguenzioidea
Image
Moelleriopsis abyssicola 001.jpg
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taxon name
Moelleriopsis
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Moelleriopsis
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Moelleriopsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.

==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.

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