''Euchelus'' is a genus of

sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

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mollusks in the family

Chilodontaidae Chilodontaidae is a taxonomic family of mostly small deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Taxonomy The family was previously in ...

(formerly in the family Trochidae).

Description

The umbilicate or imperforate shell has a globose-turbinate shape. It is umbilicate or imperforate. The

whorl A whorl ( or ) is an individual circle, oval, volution or equivalent in a whorled pattern, which consists of a spiral or multiple concentric objects (including circles, ovals and arcs). Whorls in nature File:Photograph and axial plane floral ...

s are rounded and with spirally granose revolving ribs. The aperture is subcircular. The outer lip is thickened, and crenulate within. The columella shows a central tooth or a notch at the base. The operculum has few whorls that are rapidly increasing.

Distribution

This marine species occur in the Indo-Pacific.

Species

Species within the genus ''Euchelus'' include: * '' Euchelus alarconi'' Rehder, 1980 * ''

Euchelus asper ''Euchelus asper'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Euchelus asper'' (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/a ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''

Euchelus atratus ''Euchelus atratus'', common name the blackish margarite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae. Description The size of the shell varies between 5 mm and 21 mm. The solid, umbilicate shel ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * '' Euchelus barbadensis'' Dall, 1927 * ''

Euchelus bermudensis ''Euchelus bermudensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Euchelus bermudensis'' Moolenbeek & Faber, 1989. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://ww ...

'' Moolenbeek & Faber, 1989 * '' Euchelus bitoi'' Nomura & Hatai, 1940 * ''

Euchelus circulatus ''Euchelus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chilodontaidae (formerly in the family Trochidae). Description The umbilicate or imperforate shell has a globose-turbinate shape. It is umbilicate or imperforate. The ...

'' (Anton, 1849) * '' Euchelus dampierensis'' Jansen, 1994 * ''

Euchelus decora ''Euchelus decora'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontaidae Chilodontaidae is a taxonomic family of mostly small deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda (accordi ...

'' Poppe & Tagaro, 2016 * ''

Euchelus eucastus ''Euchelus eucastus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Euchelus eucastus'' Dall, 1927. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine ...

'' Dall, 1927 * ''

Euchelus guttarosea ''Euchelus guttarosea'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae. Description The height of the small shell attains 6 mm. Its color is all white. Or the upper surface of the whorls show very small ...

'' Dall, 1889 * ''

Euchelus horridus ''Euchelus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Chilodontaidae (formerly in the family Trochidae). Description The umbilicate or imperforate shell has a globose-turbinate shape. It ...

'' (Philippi, 1846) * ''

Euchelus hummelincki ''Euchelus hummelincki'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Euchelus hummelincki'' Moolenbeek & Faber, 1989. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://ww ...

'' Moolenbeek & Faber, 1989 * ''

Euchelus mysticus ''Euchelus mysticus'', common name the mysticus margarite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Euchelus mysticus Pilsbry, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...

'' Pilsbry, 1889 * ''

Euchelus oxytropis ''Euchelus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chilodontaidae (formerly in the family Trochidae). Description The umbilicate or imperforate shell has a globose-turbinate shape. It is umbilicate or imperforate. The ...

'' (Philippi, 1848) * ''

Euchelus persicus ''Euchelus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chilodontaidae (formerly in the family Trochidae). Description The umbilicate or imperforate shell has a globose-turbinate shape. It is umbilicate or imperforate. The ...

'' (E. von Martens, 1874) * ''

Euchelus polysarkon ''Euchelus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chilodontaidae (formerly in the family Trochidae). Description The umbilicate or imperforate shell has a globose-turbinate shape. It is umbilicate or imperforate. The ...

'' Vilvens, 2017 * ''

Euchelus pullatus ''Euchelus pullatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae. Description The height of the shell attains 19 mm. The solid, thick shell has a globose-conic shape. it is imperforate when adult, u ...

'' Anton, 1848 * ''

Euchelus scaber ''Euchelus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chilodontaidae (formerly in the family Trochidae). Description The umbilicate or imperforate shell has a globose-turbinate shape. It is umbilicate or imperforate. The ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) ;Taxon inquirendum: * ''Euchelus maculosus'' Pease, 1863 ; Species brought into synonymy: * ''Euchelus (Herpetopoma)'' Pilsbry, 1890; synonym of ''

Herpetopoma ''Herpetopoma'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs of the family Chilodontaidae.Bouchet, P. (2010). Herpetopoma Pilsbry, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdeta ...

'' Pilsbry, 1890 * ''Euchelus (Nevillia)'' H. Adams, 1868; synonym of '' Nevillia'' H. Adams, 1868 * ''Euchelus alabastrum'' (Reeve, 1858); synonym of ''

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Euchelus alarconi'' Rehder, 1980: synonym of ''

Herpetopoma alarconi ''Herpetopoma alarconi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Euchelus alarconi'' Rehder, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.o ...

'' (Rehder, 1980) * ''Euchelus ampullus'' Tate, 1893; synonym of ''

Vaceuchelus ampullus ''Vaceuchelus ampullus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Chilodontidae (gastropods), Chilodontidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Vaceuchelus ampullus'' (Tate, 1893). Retrieved through: ...

'' (Tate, 1893) * ''Euchelus angulatus'' Pease, 1867; synonym of '' Vaceuchelus angulatus'' (Pease, 1867) * ''Euchelus bellus'' Hutton, 1873; synonym of ''

Herpetopoma bellum ''Herpetopoma bellum'' is a species of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Herpetopoma bellum. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxd ...

'' (Hutton, 1873) * ''Euchelus bicinctus'' Philippi, 1849: synonym of ''

Clanculus tonnerrei ''Clanculus tonnerrei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. Many specimens of ''Clanculus tonnerrei'' (G & H Nevill 1874) have been misidentified as belonging to ''Euchelus bicinctus,'' ...

'' (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1874) * ''Euchelus bourcierei'' Crosse, 1863: synonym of ''

Herpetopoma instrictum ''Herpetopoma instrictum'', common name the basket-like false top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Herpetopoma instrictum'' (Gould, 1849). Retrieved through: World ...

'' (Gould, 1849) * ''Euchelus bronni'' Dunker, 1860: synonym of ''

Clanculus bronni ''Clanculus bronni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Clanculus bronni'' (Dunker, 1860). Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...

'' Dunker, 1860 * ''Euchelus corrugatus'' Pease, 1861: synonym of ''

Herpetopoma corrugatum ''Herpetopoma corrugatum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Herpetopoma corrugatum'' (Pease, 1861). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...

'' (Pease, 1861) * ''Euchelus erythraeensis'' Sturany, 1903; synonym of ''

'' (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1874) * ''Euchelus favosus'' Melvill & Standen, 1896; synonym of ''

Vaceuchelus clathratus ''Vaceuchelus clathratus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Vaceuchelus clathratus'' (A. Adams, 1853). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.mari ...

'' (A. Adams, 1853) * ''Euchelus fischeri'' (Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1866): synonym of ''Monodonta fischeri'' Montrouzier n Souverbie & Montrouzier 1866; synonym of ''Herpetopoma fischeri'' (Montrouzier n Souverbie & Montrouzier 1866); synonym of ''

Herpetopoma exasperatum ''Herpetopoma exasperatum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Herpetopoma exasperatum'' (A. Adams, 1853). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.ma ...

'' (A. Adams, 1853) * ''Euchelus gemmula'' Turton, 1932; synonym of ''

Vaceuchelus gemmula ''Vaceuchelus gemmula'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Vaceuchelus gemmula'' (Turton, 1932). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecie ...

'' (Turton, 1932) * ''Euchelus gemmatus'' (Gould, 1845): synonym of '' Herpetopoma gemmatum'' (Gould, 1845) * ''Euchelus hachijoensis'' Pilsbry, 1904: synonym of '' Herpetopoma rubrum'' (A. Adams, 1851) * ''Euchelus lamberti'' (Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1875): synonym of ''

Tallorbis roseola ''Tallorbis roseola'' is a species of sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Trochidae, the top snails.WoRMS (2012). ''Tallorbis roseola'' G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869. Accessed through: World Regist ...

'' G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869 * ''Euchelus lischkei'' Pilsbry, 1904: synonym of '' Herpetopoma lischkei'' (Pilsbry, 1904) * ''Euchelus midwayensis'' Habe & Kosuge, 1970: synonym of ''

Danilia eucheliformis ''Danilia eucheliformis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae. Description The height of the shell attains 10 mm. Distribution THis species occurs in the Western Pacific off Midway Island ...

'' (Nomura & Hatai, 1940) * ''Euchelus natalensis'' E. A. Smith, 1906; synonym of ''

Vaceuchelus natalensis ''Vaceuchelus natalensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Vaceuchelus natalensis'' (E.A. Smith, 1906). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.ma ...

'' (E. A. Smith, 1906) * ''Euchelus profundior'' May, 1915; synonym of ''

Vaceuchelus profundior ''Vaceuchelus profundior'', common name the deepwater top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Vaceuchelus profundior'' (May, 1915). Retrieved through: World Register of ...

'' (May, 1915) * ''Euchelus providentiae'' Melvill, 1909: synonym of '' Herpetopoma providentiae'' (Melvill, 1909) * ''Euchelus quadricarinatus'' (Holten, 1802): synonym of ''

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Euchelus ringens'' Schepman, 1908; synonym of '' Herpetopoma ringens'' (Schepman, 1908) * ''Euchelus ruber'': synonym of '' Herpetopoma rubrum'' (A. Adams, 1853) * ''Euchelus scabriusculus'' A. Adams & Angas, 1867; synonym of '' Herpetopoma scabriusculum'' (A. Adams & Angas, 1867) * ''Euchelus scrobiculatus'' (Souverbie, 1886); synonym of ''

Vaceuchelus scrobiculatus ''Vaceuchelus scrobiculatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontidae. Description The height of the shell attains 8 mm. The imperforate, dull white shell has an ovate-conic, subventricose shape. ...

'' (Souverbie, 1866) * ''Euchelus seychellarum'' G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869; synonym of '' Herpetopoma seychellarum'' (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869) * ''Euchelus smithi'' Dunker, R.W., 1882: synonym of ''

Monilea smithi ''Monilea smithi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2014). Monilea smithi (Wood, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/a ...

'' (Wood, 1828) * ''Euchelus townsendianus'' Melvill & Standen, 1903; synonym of ''

Clypeostoma townsendianum ''Clypeostoma townsendianum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Clypeostoma townsendianum'' (Melvill & Standen, 1903). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at ...

'' (Melvill & Standen, 1903) * ''Euchelus xeniolum'' Melvill, 1918; synonym of ''

Herpetopoma xeniolum ''Herpetopoma xeniolum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae. D.G. Herbert (2012) wasn't convinced that this poorly known species belonged in the genus ''Herpetopoma'' and puts it in ''Herpetopoma ...

'' (Melvill, 1918)

References

* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp
Herbert D.G. (2012) A revision of the Chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) of southern Africa and the south-western Indian Ocean. African Invertebrates, 53(2): 381–502
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