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Genus of gastropods
Eulima is a
genus of small,
ectoparasitic
sea snails ,
marine
gastropod
mollusks in the
family
Eulimidae .
[1]
Eulima is the
type genus of the family Eulimidae.
Description
The genus appeared early in the Secondary and became abundant in forms during the Tertiary period.
The shell is in the form of an elongated, towering spiral, which tapers to a fine point. The
aperture is ovate and entire with the
peristome incomplete behind. The outer lip is thick and even.
[2]
"The imperforate shell is subulate, many-whorled, polished, and porcellanous Its
spire is usually curved or twisted to one side, bearing on one side only, a series of varices forming ribs internally and marking the position of successive mouths. The
apex is acute. The
aperture is oval, entire, pointed above, rounded below. The
lip is simple and a little thickened. The columellar margin is reflected. The
operculum is corneous and pancispiral. Its nucleus is near the inner lip.
The animal shows subulate tentacles, approaching at the base. The eyes are large and nearly sessile. The foot is truncated in front. The foot of Eulima secretes a mucous filament which assists to sustain it in the water. The mentum is bilobed. The opercular lobe is winged on each side. The branchial plume is single."
[3]
Species
Species within the genus Eulima include:
[1]
Eulima acerrima (
R. B. Watson , 1883) (taxon inquirendum)
Eulima acicularis (
A. Adams , 1861)
Eulima aclis (
A. Adams , 1851) (taxon inquirendum)
Eulima acutissima (Sowerby, 1866)
Eulima adamsii (Sowerby, 1866) (taxon inquirendum)
Eulima agulhasensis (
J. Thiele , 1925)
Eulima alaskensis (
P. Bartsch , 1917)
Eulima albanyana (
W. Turton , 1932)
Eulima albida (
P. Marshall , 1902)
Eulima almo (
P. Bartsch , 1917)
Eulima amanda (
J. Thiele , 1925)
Eulima amblia (
R. B. Watson , 1883)
Eulima angulosa (
F. P. Jousseaume in Fisher-Piette & Nicklès, 1946)
Eulima angustior (
Monterosato fide Paetel, 1887)
Eulima anonyma , Bouchet & Warén, 1986
Eulima arcuata ,
Deshayes , 1850
Eulima atypha Verrill &
Bush , 1900
Eulima augustoi Nobre, 1937 (taxon inquirendum)
Eulima australasica Melvill & Standen, 1899
Eulima badia
Watson , 1897
Eulima balteata (
A. Adams , 1864)
Eulima barthelowi (
Bartsch , 1917)
Eulima bifascialis (
A. Adams , 1864)
Eulima bifasciata
d'Orbigny , 1841
Eulima bilineata
Alder , 1848
Eulima bipartita
Mörch , 1860
Eulima bivittata (H. Adams &
A. Adams , 1853)
Eulima bizona (
A. Adams , 1864)
Eulima breviuscula
Dunker , 1875
Eulima broadbentae (Cotton & Godfrey, 1932)
Eulima campyla
Watson , 1883 (taxon inquirendum)
Eulima capillastericola
Bartsch , 1909 (taxon inquirendum)
Eulima carolii Dall, 1889 (nomen dubium)
Eulima chascanon
Watson , 1883
Eulima chaunax
Watson , 1883 (taxon inquirendum)
Eulima chionea Bouchet & Warén, 1986
Eulima chyta
Watson , 1883
Eulima cinctella (
A. Adams , 1864)
Eulima columnaria May, 1916
Eulima communis Verkrüzen fide Paetel, 1887 - (nomen nudum)
Eulima compacta
Carpenter , 1864
Eulima compsa Verrill &
Bush , 1900
Eulima confusa Bouchet & Warén, 1986
Eulima crassiuscula
Dunker fide Paetel, 1887 (temporary name)
Eulima crossei (
Brusina , 1886) (species inquirenda)
Eulima cylindrata
Watson , 1883 (taxon inquirendum)
Eulima cylindrica
Thiele , 1925
†
Eulima danae Tenison Woods, 1879
Eulima definita
Thiele , 1925
Eulima dentaliopsis
A. Adams , 1861 (taxon inquirendum)
Eulima dentiens
Dunker , 1871
Eulima devistoma Bouchet & Warén, 1986
Eulima diaphana
Hedley , 1899
Eulima distincta
E. A. Smith , 1904
Eulima dubia
Anton , 1838 (taxon inquirendum)
Eulima dysnoeta
Dautzenberg & Foscher, 1896
Eulima eburnea
A. Adams , 1861
Eulima elata Thiele, 1925
Eulima elodia
de Folin , 1867 (taxon inquirendum)
Eulima encopicola Warén & Templado, 1994
Eulima ephamilla
Watson , 1883
Eulima eurychada
Watson , 1883
Eulima excellens Verkrüzen fide Paetel, 1887
Eulima fischeri
Dautzenberg , 1912 (species inquirenda)
Eulima flexuosa
A. Adams , 1851
Eulima fricata
Hedley , 1907
Eulima fulvocincta
C. B. Adams , 1850
Eulima fuscescens
E. A. Smith , 1890
Eulima fuscostrigata
Carpenter , 1864
Eulima fuscozonata Bouchet & Warén, 1986
Eulima gentilomiana
Issel , 1869 (species inquirenda)
Eulima germana
E. A. Smith , 1890
Eulima gibba
de Folin , 1867
Eulima glabra (
da Costa , 1778)
Eulima gomphus
Watson , 1883
Eulima gracilenta (
A. Adams , 1864)
Eulima grimaldii Bouchet & Warén, 1986
†
Eulima hampdenensis Laws, 1935
Eulima hastata (
A. Adams , 1864)
Eulima healeyi (Strong & Hertlein, 1939)
Eulima hians
Watson , 1883
Eulima hyalina
Watson , 1883
Eulima inca (
Bartsch , 1926)
Eulima incerta
Anton , 1838
Eulima incolor Warén, A. & Ph. Bouchet, 1986
†
Eulima incondita Marwick, 1931
Eulima inconspicua
Watson , 1891 (species inquirenda)
Eulima indeflexa
A. Adams , 1861
Eulima iota
C. B. Adams , 1852
Eulima jaculum (Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932)
Eulima koeneni
Brusina , 1893
Eulima labiosa
Sowerby , 1834
Eulima lacca Kuroda & Habe, 1971
Eulima lactea
A. Adams , 1854
Eulima langleyi
Sowerby , 1892
Eulima lapazana (
Bartsch , 1917)
Eulima latipes
Watson , 1883
Eulima leachi (
A. Adams , 1861)
Eulima legrandi Beddome, 1883
Eulima leptostoma
E. A. Smith , 1910
Eulima leptozona
Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896
Eulima lodderae (Tate MS, Lodder, 1900)
Eulima major (
Sowerby , 1834)
Eulima malayana Thiele, 1925
Eulima manzoniana
Issel , 1869
Eulima minuscula
Turton , 1932
Eulima mioacutissima (Sacco, 1892)
Eulima modicella
A. Adams , 1851
Eulima montagueana Iredale, 1914
Eulima mulata Rios & Absalao, 1990
Eulima newtoni
Brusina , 1893
Eulima nitidula
Deshayes , 1850 (taxon inquirendum)
†
Eulima obliqua (Hutton, 1885)
Eulima oblonga
Boettger , 1893
Eulima obtusa
de Folin , 1870 (taxon inquirendum)
Eulima pachychila
Boettger , 1893
Eulima padangensis (
Thiele , 1925)
Eulima panamensis (
Bartsch , 1917)
Eulima parva Sowerby, 1866
Eulima patula
Dall &
Simpson , 1901
Eulima peracuta
Thiele , 1925
Eulima perspicua (W. R. B. Oliver, 1915)
Eulima petterdi Beddome, 1883
Eulima philippiana
Dunker , 1860
Eulima philippii Weinkauff, 1868
Eulima picturata (
A. Adams , 1864)
Eulima politissima Newton, 1895
Eulima psila
Watson , 1883
Eulima pusilla (
A. Adams , 1864)
Eulima pyramidalis
A. Adams , 1851
Eulima raymondi Rivers, 1904
Eulima reclinata
A. Adams , 1861
Eulima recta
C. B. Adams , 1852
Eulima recurva
Boettger , 1893
Eulima riss Cantraine, 1835
Eulima salsa (
Bartsch , 1926)
Eulima sarsi
Bush , 1909
Eulima scitula
A. Adams , 1861
Eulima semitorta
A. Adams , 1861
Eulima similis
Thiele , 1925
Eulima simplex
Sowerby , 1897
Eulima strongylostoma Bouchet & Warén, 1986
Eulima stylata
A. Adams , 1861
Eulima subconica
E. A. Smith , 1890
Eulima subula
d'Orbigny , 1852
Eulima sumatrensis
Thiele , 1925
Eulima taeniata (
A. Adams , 1864)
Eulima tantilla (A. Adams, 1861)
†
Eulima taurinensis (Sacco, 1892)
Eulima tenisoni
Tryon , 1886
Eulima tornata (
Thiele , 1925)
Eulima townsendi (
Bartsch , 1917)
Eulima translucida
E. A. Smith , 1901
†
Eulima treadwelli Hutton, 1893
Eulima triggi Cotton & Godfrey, 1932
Eulima tristis
Thiele , 1925
Eulima tsushimensis Takano, Kimura & Kano, 2020
Eulima tulearensis Lamy, 1910 (taxon inquirendum)
Eulima turgidula (
A. Adams , 1861)
Eulima undulosa
de Folin , 1893 (nomen dubium)
Eulima unilineata (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Eulima valida
A. Adams , 1861
Eulima varians
Sowerby , 1834
Eulima venusta
Pease , 1868
Eulima victoriae Gatliff & Gabriel, 1914
References
External links
Nomenclator Zoologicus info
Warén A. (1984) A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia) . Journal of Molluscan Studies suppl. 13: 1-96. page(s): 43
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