Eulimidae

Eulimidae
Apertural view of the shell of Melanella candida
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Vanikoroidea
Family:	Eulimidae Philippi, 1853
Synonyms[1]
Aclididae G.O. Sars, 1878 Asterophilidae Thiele, 1925 Enteroxenidae Schwanwitsch, 1917 Enteroxeninae Schwanwitsch, 1917 (a junior synonym) Entocolacidae Voigt, 1888 Entoconchidae Keferstein, 1864 Melanellidae Iredale, 1915 Paedophoropodidae A. V. Ivanov, 1933 Pelseneeriidae Schwanwitsch, 1917 Pherusidae Locard, 1886 (type genus a junior homonym of Pherusa Oken, 1807, and several others) Roseniidae Nierstrasz, 1913 Stiliferidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 Strombiformidae Iredale, 1915 Stylinidae Philippi, 1853 (Invalid: type genus [Stylina Fleming, 1828] a junior homonym) Thycidae Thiele, 1929 Thycinae Thiele, 1929 Turtoniidae Rosén, 1910 (Invalid: type genus [Turtonia Rosén, 1910] a junior homonym)

Eulimidae is a family of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Vanikoroidea.^[1]

These small parasitic snails live on (or in some cases in) the bodies of echinoderms such as sea cucumbers, sea urchins, sea stars, etc. All species lack a radula, in most cases possessing a proboscis which they extend into their host's body cavity in order to feed.^[2]

Genera within the family Eulimidae include:^[3]

Genera brought into synonymy

• Acicularia Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Polygireulima Sacco, 1892
• Athleenia Bartsch, 1946: synonym of Oceanida de Folin, 1870
• Balcis Leach, 1847: synonym of Melanella Bowdich, 1822
• Bessomia Berry, 1959: synonym of Thyca H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
• Bonellia Deshayes, 1838: synonym of Niso Risso, 1826
• Chryseulima Laseron, 1955: synonym of Apicalia A. Adams, 1862
• Comenteroxenos Tikasingh, 1961: synonym of Enteroxenos Bonnevie, 1902
• Cuspeulima Laseron, 1955: synonym of Eulima Risso, 1826
• Entosiphon Koehler & Vaney, 1903: synonym of Gasterosiphon Koehler & Vaney, 1905
• Eulimaustra Laseron, 1955: synonym of Melanella Bowdich, 1822
• Eulimitra Laseron, 1955: synonym of Hemiliostraca Pilsbry, 1917
• Eulimoda Laseron, 1955: synonym of Sabinella Monterosato, 1890
• Granulithyca Habe, 1976: synonym of Thyca H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
• Halliella Monterosato, 1878: synonym of Haliella Monterosato, 1878
• Helicosyrinx Baur, 1864: synonym of Entoconcha J. Müller, 1852
• Hersilia Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Ersilia Monterosato, 1872
• Hoplopteropsis de Morgan, 1916: synonym of Oceanida de Folin, 1870
• Hyperlia Pilsbry, 1918: synonym of Scalenostoma Deshayes, 1863
• Kiramodulus Kuroda, 1949: synonym of Thyca H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
• Lambertia Souverbie, 1869: synonym of Stilapex Iredale, 1925
• Leiostraca H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Eulima Risso, 1826
• Lentigobalcis Habe, 1961: synonym of Sticteulima Laseron, 1955
• Luetzenia Rehder, 1980: synonym of Robillardia E.A. Smith, 1889
• Luetzenia Warén, 1980: synonym of Echineulima Lützen & Nielsen, 1975
• Neovolusia Emerson, 1965: synonym of Niso Risso, 1826
• Paedophorus Ivanov, 1933: synonym of Paedophoropus Ivanov, 1933
• Parastilifer A.V. Ivanov, 1952: synonym of Pelseneeria Koehler & Vaney, 1908
• Parenteroxenos A.V. Ivanov, 1945: synonym of Thyonicola Mandahl-Barth, 1941
• Rosenia Nierstrasz, 1913: synonym of Pelseneeria Koehler & Vaney, 1908
• Spiroclimax Mörch, 1875: synonym of Oceanida de Folin, 1870
• Stilimella Laseron, 1955: synonym of Scalenostoma Deshayes, 1863
• Strombiformis Da Costa, 1778: synonym of Eulima Risso, 1826
• Stylapex: synonym of Stilapex Iredale, 1925
• Stylifer Cossmann, 1921: synonym of Stilifer Broderip [in Broderip & Sowerby I], 1832
• Stylina Fleming, 1828: synonym of Pelseneeria Koehler & Vaney, 1908
• Subeulima Souverbie, 1875: synonym of Bacula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1863
• Subularia Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Eulima Risso, 1826
• Teretianax Iredale, 1918: synonym of Pyramidelloides G. Nevill, 1885
• Subfamily Thycinae: synonym of Eulimidae
• Turtonia Rosén, 1910: synonym of Pelseneeria Koehler & Vaney, 1908
• Venustilifer Powell, 1939: synonym of Pelseneeria Koehler & Vaney, 1908
• Volusia A. Adams, 1851: synonym of Niso Risso, 1826

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  Thyca ectoconcha parasiting a sea star Linckia multifora.
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  Pyramidelloides mirandus
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  Eulimids on a juvenile sea cucumber Holothuria verrucosa.

• Tryon G. W. 1886. Manual of Conchology. Volume 8. Naticidae, Capyptraeidae, Turritellidae, Vermetidae, Caecidae, Eulimidae, Turbonillidae, Pyramidellidae. 461 pp., 79 plates. page 258, plate 68
• Bartsch, P. (1947). A monograph of the West Atlantic mollusks of the family Aclididae. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 106 (20): 1-29, 6 pls.
• Warrèn Anders, 1984, A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia), The Journal of Molluscan Studies, Supplement 13 1-96
• Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
• Mercier, Annie; Hamel, Jean-François; Rogers, Arlenie; Souza, Leonardo Santos de (2018-10-26). "Eulimids (Gastropoda, Eulimidae) on the Sea Cucumber Holothuria mexicana (Ludwig, 1875) (Holothuroidea, Holothuriidae) in Belize". Check List. 14 (5): 923–931. doi:10.15560/14.5.923. ISSN 1809-127X.
• Takano, T.; Kano, Y. (2014). Molecular phylogenetic investigations of the relationships of the echinoderm-parasite family Eulimidae within Hypsogastropoda (Mollusca). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 79: 258-269. Note: States that Eulimidae are a member of superfamily Vanikoroidea, on the basis of sequence data. This placement implies synonymy of the superfamilies Eulimoidea and Vanikoroidea

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• Marine Identification Portal: Eulimidae
• Mah, Christopher L. (June 3, 2014). "P is for Parasitic Snail! Enter: The Eulimidae". The Echinoblog.
• Miocene Gastropods and Biostratigraphy of the Kern River Area, California; United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 642 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
• Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Eulimidae