''Eulitoma'' is a
genus of
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 ...
mollusks in the
family Eulimidae.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Eulitoma Laseron, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137971 on 2020-11-13]
Species
Species within this genus include the following:
* ''
Eulitoma akauni
''Eulitoma'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Eulimidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Eulitoma Laseron, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http ...
''
(Habe, 1952)
* ''
Eulitoma arcus''
(Bouchet & Warén, 1986)
* ''
Eulitoma insignis''
(Dautzenberg & Fischer H.,1896)
* ''
Eulitoma josephinae''
(Bouchet & Warén, 1986)
* ''
Eulitoma langfordi''
(Dall, 1925)
* ''
Eulitoma nishimurai''
(Habe, 1958)
* ''
Eulitoma nitens''
(Laseron, 1955)
* ''
Eulitoma obtusiuscula''
(Bouchet & Warén, 1986)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Eulitoma arca''
(Bouchet & Warén, 1986):synonym of ''Eulitoma arcus''
(Bouchet & Warén, 1986)
* ''Eulitoma castanea''
(Laseron, 1955): synonym of ''
Fusceulima castanea''
(Laseron, 1955)
References
* Warén, A. (1984). A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Journal of Molluscan Studies. suppl 13: 1-96.
External links
Laseron C. F. (1955). ''Revision of the New South Wales Eulimoid shells.'' Australian Zoologist 12 (2): 83-101
Eulimidae
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