''Eulithidium'' is a

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of small colorful

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s in the

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Phasianellidae Phasianellidae common name the "pheasant shells" or "pheasant snails" is a family of small sea snails with calcareous opercula, marine gastropod mollusks in the subclass Vetigastropoda Vetigastropoda is a major Taxonomy (biology), taxonomi ...

, the pheasant shells. Several species in this genus were originally placed in the genus ''Eucosmia''. However, the name ''Eucosmia'' was pre-occupied in zoology for a group of moths established by Stephens in 1829. The molluscan ''Eucosmia'' was therefore called ''Eulithidium'' to distinguish it from the group of

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Species

Species within the genus ''Eulithidium'' include: * ''

Eulithidium adamsi ''Eulithidium adamsi'' is a species of minute colorful sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant shells. Description The shell grows to a height of 3.8 mm. The elongate shell has a pointed ovate shape ...

'' (Philippi, 1853) * ''

Eulithidium affine ''Eulithidium affine'', common name the polka-dot pheasant or the spotted pheasant, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae. Description The height of the shell reaches 6.2 mm. The elongate shell ...

'' (C. B. Adams, 1850) * ''

Eulithidium beaui ''Eulithidium beaui'' is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant snails.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Eulithidium beaui'' (Robertson, 1958). Accessed through: World ...

'' (Robertson, 1958) * ''

Eulithidium bellum ''Eulithidium bellum'', common name the shouldered pheasant shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae. Description Th height of the shell varies between 2 mm and 6 mm. Distribution Th ...

'' (M. Smith, 1937) * ''

Eulithidium comptum ''Eulithidium comptum'' , the Californian banded pheasant shell, is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant snails.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Eulithidium comptum'' ...

'' (Gould, 1855) * '' Eulithidium cyclostoma'' (Carpenter, 1864) * '' Eulithidium diantha'' (McLean, 1970) * ''

Eulithidium macleani ''Eulithidium'' is a genus of small colorful sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant shells. Several species in this genus were originally placed in the genus ''Eucosmia''. However, the name ''Eucosmia'' ...

'' (Marincovich, 1973) * '' Eulithidium perforatum'' (Philippi, 1848) * ''

Eulithidium phasianella ''Eulithidium phasianella'' is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant snails.Rosenberg, G. (2014). Eulithidium phasianella. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' (Philippi, 1849) * ''

Eulithidium pterocladicum ''Eulithidium pterocladicum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae. Description The shell grows to a height of 8 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida ...

'' (Robertson, 1958) * ''

Eulithidium pulloides ''Eulithidium pulloides'' is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant snails.Rosenberg, G. (2014). Eulithidium pulloides. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...

'' (Carpenter, 1865) * ''

Eulithidium rubrilineatum ''Eulithidium rubrilineatum'', common name the red line pheasant, is an extremely small species of sea snail with a calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant snails.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Eulithi ...

'' (Strong, 1928) * ''

Eulithidium substriatum ''Eulithidium substriatum'' is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant snails.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Eulithidium substriatum''. Accessed through: World Regist ...

'' (Carpenter, 1864) * ''

Eulithidium tessellatum ''Eulithidium tessellatum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae. Description The shell size varies between 3 mm and 6 mm. The short and solid shell has an oval or ovate shape. The spire ...

'' (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) * ''

Eulithidium thalassicola ''Eulithidium thalassicola'', common name the turtle grass pheasant shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae. Description The height of the shell varies between 2 mm and 7.1 mm. Dist ...

'' (Robertson, 1958) * ''

Eulithidium umbilicatum ''Eulithidium umbilicatum'' is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant snails.Rosenberg, G. (2014). Eulithidium umbilicatum. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' (d'Orbigny, 1840) * ''

Eulithidium variegatum ''Eulithidium variegatum'' is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant snails.Rosenberg, G. (2014). Eulithidium variegatum. Accessed through: World Register of M ...

'' (Carpenter, 1864) Eulithidium affine 001

References

Pilsbry H.A. 1898. ''Note on the subgenus Eucosmia'' Cpr. The Nautilus, 12: 60.

External links

* Phasianellidae {{Phasianellidae-stub