Echineulima

Echineulima
Shell of Echineulima mittrei (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Vanikoroidea
Family:	Eulimidae
Genus:	Echineulima Lützen & Nielsen, 1975
Type species
Stilifer mittreiPetit de la Saussaye, 1851
Synonyms
Luetzenia Warén, 1980 (Invalid: junior homonym of Luetzenia Rehder, 1980)

Echineulima is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae. ^[1]

Species

The 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 paulucciae (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

1. 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.

External links

• To World Register of Marine Species