See text Argyropeza is a genus of small deep-sea sea snails in the family Cerithiidae.

[1][3][4] The name of this genus is derived from the Greek word arguropeza ("silver foot"), the epithet given by Homer to the sea nymph Thetis.

[6] The snails of this deep-sea genus can be found on the continental slopes and island groups in the Indo-Pacific region (Arabian Sea, Australia, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Papua, New Guinea, Vanuatu and South Africa).

[4] They are small snails (6 to 8 mm in length) with a thin, vitreous shell that is elongated and has a pointed spire with a smooth tip.

[4] Species within the genus Aryropeza are:[3] Media related to Argyropeza at Wikimedia Commons