Discopsis
''Discopsis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tornidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Discopsis de Folin, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138558 on 2014-12-10 Taxonomy Rolán & Rubio (2002: 46) hold ''Discopsis'' as a valid genus, distinct from '' Cochliolepis'' Stimpson, 1858, on the grounds that the latter belongs in the family Vitrinellidae and the former in Tornidae. This should be reevaluated in the perspective that both families are considered synonyms. Adam & Knudsen (1969) may have been right in placing the West African species in ''Cochliolepis''. Species Species within the genus ''Discopsis'' include: * ''Discopsis aperta'' Rolán & Rubio, 2002 * † ''Discopsis canui'' (de Morgan, 1920) * ''Discopsis costulata'' de Folin, 1870 * '' Discopsis dautzenbergi'' (Adam & Knudsen, 1969) * '' Discopsis deprellus'' (Strong, 1938) * † ''Discopsis europa ...
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