Biology:Eulimidae

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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

This is a species-rich family, encompassing more than 960 species according to WoRMS. Nevertheless, Warén & Gittenberger (1993) offered a broad estimate suggesting that Eulimidae may encompass more than 4,000 species. [2] Even this may be unerestimated. A huge sampling effort in New Caledonia area estimated that 80% of the eulimids collected may represent undescribed species. [3]


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.[4]

Genera

Genera within the family Eulimidae include:[5]

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. ↑ Eulimidae Philippi, 1853. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 January 2019.
  2. ↑ Warén A, Gittenberger E. 1993. Turbo politus Linnaeus, 1758 (currently Melanella polita; Mollusca, Gastropoda): proposed conservation of usage of the specific name, so conserving the specific name of Buccinum acicula Maller, 1774 (currently Cecilioides acicula) The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 50:107-111
  3. ↑ Souza, L. S. de, Asorey, C. M. & Sellanes, J. ( (2024). "Melanella martarum sp. nov. (Gastropoda: Eulimidae): the first parasitic deep-sea snail reported for the Salas & Gomez Ridge". PeerJ 12e: 6. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16932. Retrieved 25 September 2026.  Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is under a CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. ↑ Mah, Christopher L. (June 3, 2014). "P is for Parasitic Snail! Enter: The Eulimidae". http://www.echinoblog.blogspot.fr/2014/06/p-is-for-parasitic-snail-enter-eulimidae.html. 
  5. ↑ "Eulimidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=72438.  accessed 4 July 2009
  6. ↑ 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

Wikidata ☰ Q82247 entry



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