Moelleriopsis

{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}} {{Automatic taxobox |image = Moelleriopsis abyssicola 001.jpg |image_caption = Original drawing with two views of a shell of ''Moelleriopsis abyssicola'' |taxon= Moelleriopsis |authority= Bush, 1897 |synonyms_ref = <ref name="WoRMS" /> |synonyms = * ''Abyssogyra'' A.H. Clarke, 1961 * ''Molleriopsis'' (incorrect subsequent spelling) | type_species = ''Moelleriopsis abyssicola'' Bush, K.J., 1897 |display_parents= 3 }}

'''''Moelleriopsis''''' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|138502|''Moelleriopsis'' ||26 May 2012}}</ref>

==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.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/transactionsofco109900conn Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, vol. 10, 1899-1900]</ref>

==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)<ref>{{WRMS species|141506|''Moelleriopsis messanensis'' (Seguenza, 1876)||21 April 2010}}</ref> * ''Moelleriopsis meteorminora'' Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020 * ''Moelleriopsis nipponica'' (Okutani, 1964) * ''Moelleriopsis normani'' (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897)<ref>{{WRMS species|141507|''Moelleriopsis normani'' (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897)||21 April 2010}}</ref> * ''Moelleriopsis poppei'' Engl, 2012 * ''Moelleriopsis richardi'' (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896)<ref>{{WRMS species|141508|''Moelleriopsis richardi'' (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896)||21 April 2010}}</ref> * ''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== {{Reflist}} * 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== {{Commons category}} * [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27721699 Bush, K. (1897). Revision of the marine gastropods referred to Cyclostrema, Adeorbis, Vitrinella and related genera with descriptions of some new genera and species belonging to the Atlantic fauna of America. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. 10: 97-144.] * [https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2808122 Clarke, A. H. (1961). Abyssal mollusks from the South Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 4, 345-387] * [https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1605/5667 Serge GOFAS, Ángel A. LUQUE, Joan Daniel OLIVER, José TEMPLADO & Alberto SERRA (2021) - The Mollusca of Galicia Bank (NE Atlantic Ocean); European Journal of Taxonomy 785: 1–114]

Category:Moelleriopsis