''Euchelus'' is a
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sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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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
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).
Description
The umbilicate or imperforate shell has a globose-turbinate shape. It is umbilicate or imperforate. The
whorl
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s are rounded and with spirally granose revolving ribs. The
aperture
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is subcircular. The outer
lip
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is thickened, and crenulate within. The
columella
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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''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Euchelus atratus''
(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:/ ...
''
Moolenbeek & Faber, 1989
* ''
Euchelus bitoi''
Nomura & Hatai, 1940
* ''
Euchelus circulatus''
(Anton, 1849)
* ''
Euchelus dampierensis''
Jansen, 1994
* ''
Euchelus decora''
Poppe & Tagaro, 2016
* ''
Euchelus eucastus''
Dall, 1927
* ''
Euchelus guttarosea''
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''
Moolenbeek & Faber, 1989
* ''
Euchelus mysticus''
Pilsbry, 1889
* ''
Euchelus oxytropis
''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, 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, ...
''
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=taxdet ...
'' Pilsbry, 1890
* ''Euchelus (Nevillia)'' H. Adams, 1868; synonym of ''
Nevillia'' H. Adams, 1868
* ''Euchelus alabastrum'' (Reeve, 1858); synonym of ''
Euchelus asper'' (Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Euchelus alarconi'' Rehder, 1980: synonym of ''
Herpetopoma alarconi'' (Rehder, 1980)
* ''Euchelus ampullus'' Tate, 1893; synonym of ''
Vaceuchelus ampullus'' (Tate, 1893)
* ''Euchelus angulatus'' Pease, 1867; synonym of ''
Vaceuchelus angulatus'' (Pease, 1867)
* ''Euchelus bellus'' Hutton, 1873; synonym of ''
Herpetopoma bellum'' (Hutton, 1873)
* ''Euchelus bicinctus''
Philippi, 1849:
synonym of ''
Clanculus tonnerrei''
(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.marine ...
'' (Pease, 1861)
* ''Euchelus erythraeensis'' Sturany, 1903; synonym of ''
Clanculus tonnerrei'' (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1874)
* ''Euchelus favosus'' Melvill & Standen, 1896; synonym of ''
Vaceuchelus clathratus'' (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.m ...
'' (A. Adams, 1853)
* ''Euchelus gemmula'' Turton, 1932; synonym of ''
Vaceuchelus gemmula'' (Turton, 1932)
* ''Euchelus gemmatus''
(Gould, 1845): synonym of ''
Herpetopoma gemmatum
''Herpetopoma gemmatum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Herpetopoma gemmatum (Gould, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
''
(Gould, 1845)
* ''Euchelus hachijoensis'' Pilsbry, 1904: synonym of ''
Herpetopoma rubrum'' (A. Adams, 1851)
* ''Euchelus lamberti'' (Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1875): synonym of ''
Tallorbis roseola'' 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'' (E. A. Smith, 1906)
* ''Euchelus profundior'' May, 1915; synonym of ''
Vaceuchelus profundior'' (May, 1915)
* ''Euchelus providentiae'' Melvill, 1909: synonym of ''
Herpetopoma providentiae'' (Melvill, 1909)
* ''Euchelus quadricarinatus'' (Holten, 1802): synonym of ''
Euchelus asper'' (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
''Herpetopoma scabriusculum'', common name the rough top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Herpetopoma scabriusculum'' (A. Adams & Angas, 1867). Retrieved through: Wo ...
'' (A. Adams & Angas, 1867)
* ''Euchelus scrobiculatus'' (Souverbie, 1886); synonym of ''
Vaceuchelus scrobiculatus'' (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''
(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'' (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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