Moelleriopsis
Sign in to saveMoelleriopsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderSeguenziida
- FamilySeguenzioidea
via GBIF
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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- 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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