''Sticteulima'' is a
genus
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of very small
ectoparasitic
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sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s or
micromollusk
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s in the
Eulimidae
Eulimidae is a family of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Vanikoroidea.
Description
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family
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.
[Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Sticteulima Laseron, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137991 on 2014-12-27]
Species
Species within the genera ''Sticteulima'' include:
* ''
Sticteulima australiensis
''Sticteulima'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the Eulimidae family.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Sticteulima Laseron, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...
''
(Thiele, 1930)
* ''
Sticteulima badia''
(Watson, 1897)
* ''
Sticteulima cameroni
''Sticteulima'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the Eulimidae family.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Sticteulima Laseron, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...
''
Laseron, 1955
* ''
Sticteulima constellata
''Sticteulima'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the Eulimidae family.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Sticteulima Laseron, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...
''
(Melvill, 1898)
* ''
Sticteulima fuscopunctata
''Sticteulima'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the Eulimidae family (biology), family.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Sticteulima Laseron, 1955. Accessed through: ...
''
(E. A. Smith, 1890)
* ''
Sticteulima incidenta
''Sticteulima'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the Eulimidae family.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Sticteulima Laseron, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...
''
(Laseron, 1955)
* ''
Sticteulima jeffreysiana
''Sticteulima'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the Eulimidae family.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Sticteulima Laseron, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...
''
(Brusina, 1869)
* ''
Sticteulima kawamurai''
(Habe, 1961)
* ''
Sticteulima lata''
Bouchet & Warén, 1986
* ''
Sticteulima lentiginosa
''Sticteulima'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the Eulimidae family.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Sticteulima Laseron, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...
''
(A. Adams, 1861)
* ''
Sticteulima piperata
''Sticteulima'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the Eulimidae family.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Sticteulima Laseron, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...
''
(Sowerby, 1901)
* ''
Sticteulima piperita
''Sticteulima'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the Eulimidae family.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Sticteulima Laseron, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...
''
(Hedley, 1909)
* ''
Sticteulima plenicolora''
Raines, 2003
* ''
Sticteulima portensis''
(Laseron, 1955)
* ''
Sticteulima richteri''
Engl, 1997
* ''
Sticteulima spreta''
(A. Adams, 1864)
* ''
Sticteulima wareni''
Engl, 1997
:Taxa inquerenda:
* ''Sticteulima amamiensis''
(Habe, 1961)
* ''Sticteulima ariel''
(A. Adams, 1861)
* ''Sticteulima interrupta''
(A. Adams, 1864)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Sticteulima kermadecensis''
(Oliver, 1915): synonym of ''
Melanella kermadecensis
''Melanella'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Melanella Bowdich, 1822. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marin ...
''
W. R. B. Oliver, 1915
References
* Laseron C. F. (1955). ''Revision of the New South Wales Eulimoid shells.'' Australian Zoologist 12 (2): 83-101
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