Eulithidium | |
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Eulithidium thalassicola | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Phasianellidae |
Subfamily: | Tricoliinae |
Genus: | Eulithidium Pilsbry, 1898 |
Synonyms | |
EucosmiaCarpenter, 1864, non Stephens, 1831 (replacement name) |
Eulithidium is a genus of small colorful sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant shells. [1]
Several species in this genus were originally placed in the genus Eucosmia. However, the name Eucosmia was pre-occupied in zoology for a group of moths established by Stephens in 1829. The molluscan Eucosmia was therefore called Eulithidium to distinguish it from the group of Lepidoptera. [2]
Species within the genus Eulithidium include:
Tegula is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Tegulidae.
Gibbula is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.
Bittium is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the horn snails.
Allopeas, common name the "awl snails", is a genus of small, tropical, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.
Phasianella, common name the pheasant shells, is a genus of small sea snails with a calcareous operculum and a colorfully patterned shell, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Phasianellidae.
Nodilittorina is a genus of small sea snails. marine gastropod mollusks in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.
Cerithidea is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or mud snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Potamididae, the horn snails.
Echinolittorina is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Littorinidae, the winkles.
Raphitoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Mangelia is a large genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Nassarina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Lischkeia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Eucyclidae.
Eulithidium pterocladicum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae.
Eulithidium tessellatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae.
Eulithidium thalassicola, common name the turtle grass pheasant shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae.
Tricolia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Tricoliinae of the family Phasianellidae.
Chlorostoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tegulidae.
Parviturbo is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae.
Monodonta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
Vanikoro is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vanikoridae.