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Eulimidae
Eulimidae is a family of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Vanikoroidea. Description 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 A body cavity is any space or compartment, or potential space, in an animal body. Cavities accommodate organs and other structures; cavities as potential spaces contain fluid. The two largest human body cavities are the ventral body cavity, a ... in order to feed. Genera Genera within the family Eulimidae include: * '' Abyssoaclis'' Barros et al., 2003 * '' Aclis'' S.L. Lovén, 1846 * '' Acrochalix'' Bouchet & Warén, 1986 * '' Amamibalcis'' Kuroda & Habe, 1950 * '' Annulobalcis'' Habe, 1965 * '' Apicalia'' A. Adams, 1862 * '' Arcuella'' G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1874 * '' Asterolamia'' Warén, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annulobalcis
''Annulobalcis'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family (biology), family Eulimidae.Habe, 1965. Warén A. (1984) A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Journal of Molluscan Studies suppl. 13: 1-96. page(s): 29. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391140 on 2013-02-01.Dgebuadze P.Y., Fedosov A.E. & Kantor Y.I. (2012) Host specificity of parasitic gastropods of the genus Annulobalcis Habe, 1965 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Eulimidae) from crinoids in Vietnam, with descriptions of four new species. Zoosystema 34(1):139-155. , available online at http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.5252/z2012n1a6 Species There are eleven known species within the genus ''Annulobalcis'': * ''Annulobalcis albus'' Dgebuadze, Fedosov & Kantor, 2012 * ''Annulobalcis aurisflamma'' Simone & Martins, 1995 * ''Annulobalcis cicatricosa'' (Warén, 1981) * ''Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |