Eulimidae

Family of gastropods

Eulimidae
Apertural view of the shell of Melanella candida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Vanikoroidea
Family: Eulimidae
Philippi, 1853
Synonyms[1]
  • Aclididae G.O. Sars, 1878
  • Asterophilidae Thiele, 1925
  • Enteroxenidae Schwanwitsch, 1917
  • Enteroxeninae Schwanwitsch, 1917 (a junior synonym)
  • Entocolacidae Voigt, 1888
  • Entoconchidae Keferstein, 1864
  • Melanellidae Iredale, 1915
  • Paedophoropodidae A. V. Ivanov, 1933
  • Pelseneeriidae Schwanwitsch, 1917
  • Pherusidae Locard, 1886 (type genus a junior homonym of Pherusa Oken, 1807, and several others)
  • Roseniidae Nierstrasz, 1913
  • Stiliferidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Strombiformidae Iredale, 1915
  • Stylinidae Philippi, 1853 (Invalid: type genus [Stylina Fleming, 1828] a junior homonym)
  • Thycidae Thiele, 1929
  • Thycinae Thiele, 1929
  • Turtoniidae Rosén, 1910 (Invalid: type genus [Turtonia Rosén, 1910] a junior homonym)

Eulimidae is a family of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Vanikoroidea.[1]

Description

Eulima algoensis
Melanella martinii
Niso hizenensis

These small parasitic snails live on (or in some cases in) the bodies of echinoderms such as sea cucumbers, sea urchins, sea stars, etc. All species lack a radula, in most cases possessing a proboscis which they extend into their host's body cavity in order to feed.[2]

Genera

Genera within the family Eulimidae include:[3]

Genera brought into synonymy
  • Acicularia Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Polygireulima Sacco, 1892
  • Athleenia Bartsch, 1946: synonym of Oceanida de Folin, 1870
  • Balcis Leach, 1847: synonym of Melanella Bowdich, 1822
  • Bessomia Berry, 1959: synonym of Thyca H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
  • Bonellia Deshayes, 1838: synonym of Niso Risso, 1826
  • Chryseulima Laseron, 1955: synonym of Apicalia A. Adams, 1862
  • Comenteroxenos Tikasingh, 1961: synonym of Enteroxenos Bonnevie, 1902
  • Cuspeulima Laseron, 1955: synonym of Eulima Risso, 1826
  • Entosiphon Koehler & Vaney, 1903: synonym of Gasterosiphon Koehler & Vaney, 1905
  • Eulimaustra Laseron, 1955: synonym of Melanella Bowdich, 1822
  • Eulimitra Laseron, 1955: synonym of Hemiliostraca Pilsbry, 1917
  • Eulimoda Laseron, 1955: synonym of Sabinella Monterosato, 1890
  • Granulithyca Habe, 1976: synonym of Thyca H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
  • Halliella Monterosato, 1878: synonym of Haliella Monterosato, 1878
  • Helicosyrinx Baur, 1864: synonym of Entoconcha J. Müller, 1852
  • Hersilia Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Ersilia Monterosato, 1872
  • Hoplopteropsis de Morgan, 1916: synonym of Oceanida de Folin, 1870
  • Hyperlia Pilsbry, 1918: synonym of Scalenostoma Deshayes, 1863
  • Kiramodulus Kuroda, 1949: synonym of Thyca H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
  • Lambertia Souverbie, 1869: synonym of Stilapex Iredale, 1925
  • Leiostraca H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Eulima Risso, 1826
  • Lentigobalcis Habe, 1961: synonym of Sticteulima Laseron, 1955
  • Luetzenia Rehder, 1980: synonym of Robillardia E.A. Smith, 1889
  • Luetzenia Warén, 1980: synonym of Echineulima Lützen & Nielsen, 1975
  • Neovolusia Emerson, 1965: synonym of Niso Risso, 1826
  • Paedophorus Ivanov, 1933: synonym of Paedophoropus Ivanov, 1933
  • Parastilifer A.V. Ivanov, 1952: synonym of Pelseneeria Koehler & Vaney, 1908
  • Parenteroxenos A.V. Ivanov, 1945: synonym of Thyonicola Mandahl-Barth, 1941
  • Rosenia Nierstrasz, 1913: synonym of Pelseneeria Koehler & Vaney, 1908
  • Spiroclimax Mörch, 1875: synonym of Oceanida de Folin, 1870
  • Stilimella Laseron, 1955: synonym of Scalenostoma Deshayes, 1863
  • Strombiformis Da Costa, 1778: synonym of Eulima Risso, 1826
  • Stylapex: synonym of Stilapex Iredale, 1925
  • Stylifer Cossmann, 1921: synonym of Stilifer Broderip [in Broderip & Sowerby I], 1832
  • Stylina Fleming, 1828: synonym of Pelseneeria Koehler & Vaney, 1908
  • Subeulima Souverbie, 1875: synonym of Bacula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1863
  • Subularia Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Eulima Risso, 1826
  • Teretianax Iredale, 1918: synonym of Pyramidelloides G. Nevill, 1885
  • Subfamily Thycinae: synonym of Eulimidae
  • Turtonia Rosén, 1910: synonym of Pelseneeria Koehler & Vaney, 1908
  • Venustilifer Powell, 1939: synonym of Pelseneeria Koehler & Vaney, 1908
  • Volusia A. Adams, 1851: synonym of Niso Risso, 1826

References

  1. ^ a b Eulimidae Philippi, 1853. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 January 2019.
  2. ^ Mah, Christopher L. (June 3, 2014). "P is for Parasitic Snail! Enter: The Eulimidae". The Echinoblog.
  3. ^ "Eulimidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. accessed 4 July 2009
  4. ^ Leonardo Santos de Souza, Alexandre Dias Pimenta; Eulimacrostoma gen. nov., a new genus of Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda) with description of a new species and reevaluation of other western Atlantic species; Zoosystematics and Evolution 95(2) 405-415

Further reading

  • Tryon G. W. 1886. Manual of Conchology. Volume 8. Naticidae, Capyptraeidae, Turritellidae, Vermetidae, Caecidae, Eulimidae, Turbonillidae, Pyramidellidae. 461 pp., 79 plates. page 258, plate 68
  • Bartsch, P. (1947). A monograph of the West Atlantic mollusks of the family Aclididae. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 106 (20): 1-29, 6 pls.
  • Warrèn Anders, 1984, A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia), The Journal of Molluscan Studies, Supplement 13 1-96
  • Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
  • Mercier, Annie; Hamel, Jean-François; Rogers, Arlenie; Souza, Leonardo Santos de (2018-10-26). "Eulimids (Gastropoda, Eulimidae) on the Sea Cucumber Holothuria mexicana (Ludwig, 1875) (Holothuroidea, Holothuriidae) in Belize". Check List. 14 (5): 923–931. doi:10.15560/14.5.923. ISSN 1809-127X.
  • Takano, T.; Kano, Y. (2014). Molecular phylogenetic investigations of the relationships of the echinoderm-parasite family Eulimidae within Hypsogastropoda (Mollusca). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 79: 258-269. Note: States that Eulimidae are a member of superfamily Vanikoroidea, on the basis of sequence data. This placement implies synonymy of the superfamilies Eulimoidea and Vanikoroidea

External links

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  • Mah, Christopher L. (June 3, 2014). "P is for Parasitic Snail! Enter: The Eulimidae". The Echinoblog.
  • Miocene Gastropods and Biostratigraphy of the Kern River Area, California; United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 642 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Eulimidae
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