Echineulima is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.[1]
| Echineulima | |
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| Shell of Echineulima mittrei (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Vanikoroidea |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Echineulima Lützen & Nielsen, 1975 |
| Type species | |
| Stilifer mittrei Petit de la Saussaye, 1851 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Luetzenia Warén, 1980 (Invalid: junior homonym of Luetzenia Rehder, 1980) | |
Species
editThe species within this genus include the following:
- Echineulima asthenosomae (Warén, 1980)
- Echineulima biformis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1897)
- Echineulima leucophaes (Tomlin & Shackleford, 1913)
- Echineulima mittrei (Petit de la Saussaye, 1851)
- Echineulima ovata (Pease, 1861)
- Echineulima palucciae (Fischer, 1864)
- Echineulima philippinarum (G. B. Sowerby III, 1900)
- Echineulima ponderi (Warén, 1980)
- Echineulima robusta (Pease, 1860)
- Echineulima thaanumi (Pilsbry, 1921)
- Echineulima toki (Habe, 1974)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Echineulima apiculata (Souverbie, 1862): synonym of Echineulima mittrei (Petit de la Saussaye, 1851)
- Echineulima dubia (Baird, 1873): synonym of Echineulima mittrei (Petit de la Saussaye, 1851)
- Echineulima eburnea (Deshayes, 1863): synonym of Echineulima mittrei (Petit de la Saussaye, 1851)
- Echineulima palucciae [sic]: synonym of Echineulima paulucciae (P. Fischer, 1864)
- Echineulima tokiokai (Habe, 1952): synonym of Echineulima mittrei (Petit de la Saussaye, 1851)
References
edit- ^ Lützen & Nielsen, 1975. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137965 on 2013-01-14.
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