| Euchelus | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Euchelus asper | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Chilodontaidae |
| Genus: | Euchelus Philippi, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Trochus quadricarinatus Holten, 1802 | |
| Synonyms | |
Trochus (Euchelus)Philippi, 1847 | |
Euchelus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chilodontaidae (formerly in the family Trochidae). [1]
The umbilicate or imperforate shell has a globose-turbinate shape. It is umbilicate or imperforate. The whorls are rounded and with spirally granose revolving ribs. The aperture is subcircular. The outer lip is thickened, and crenulate within. The columella shows a central tooth or a notch at the base. The operculum has few whorls that are rapidly increasing. [2]
This marine species occur in the Indo-Pacific.
Species within the genus Euchelus include:
Chilodontaidae is a taxonomic family of mostly small deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda.
Trochus is a genus of medium-to large-sized, top-shaped sea snails with an operculum, of the family Trochidae, the top snails.
Gibbula is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.
Cirsostrema is a genus of very small deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as the wentletraps.
Herpetopoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs of the family Chilodontaidae.
Clanculus is a genus of sea snail, marine gastropod molluscs of the family Trochidae, the top shells.
Turbo is a genus of large sea snails with gills and an operculum, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.
Kermia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Zafra is a large genus of sea snails in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Vaceuchelus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Chilodontaidae.
Leptothyra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colloniidae.
Cyclostrema is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Liotiidae.
Minolia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Solariellidae.
Monodonta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
Stomatella is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails and their allies.
Eucithara is a genus of small to quite large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Rissoina is a large genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks, in the family Rissoinidae.
Acteocina is a genus of very small sea snails, bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Tornatinidae, the canoe bubbles or chalice bubble snails.
Cythara is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Lienardia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clathurellidae.
