Eulimella

Eulimella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2][3]

Eulimella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Subcohort: Panpulmonata
Superfamily: Pyramidelloidea
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Eulimella
Forbes & Mac Andrew, 1846
Type species
Eulima macandrei
Forbes, 1844
Synonyms[1]
  • Anisocycla Monterosato, 1880
  • Instarella Laseron, 1959
  • Odostomia (Anisocycla) Monterosato, 1880 (original rank as subgenus)
  • Odostomia (Eulimella) Forbes & M'Andrew, 1846
  • Raoulostraca Oliver, 1915
  • Zonella Laseron, 1959

The subgenus name Ptycheulimella Sacco, 1892 or Turbonilla (Ptycheulimella) Sacco, 1892 has been used to describe species whose shells show a weak fold on the columella and frequently a brownish spiral band. Van Aartsen decided not to subdivide Eulimella s.l. because of the uncertainty of the identification of the type species of this subgenus compared with Tornatella pyramidata Deshayes, 183

Description

Many species are poorly known. The elongated, turriculate shells are small, mostly under 1 cm. They are somewhat glossy and show no sculpture except a few microscopic growth lines. The teleoconch has numerous whorls. The apex is sinistral. The aperture is subquadrangular. The outer lip is not continuous. The columella is straight, without plications. They lack a columellar tooth.

The animal has short tentacles. The mentum, a thin projection below the mouth, is lobed in front. The anterior extremity of the foot is truncated.[4]

This family was described by Peñas A. & Rolán E. in 1997 [5] and again in 2000.[6] Van Aartsen et al. gave in 1988 a stable nomenclature of the genus [7][8]

Notes

Additional information regarding this genus:[1]

  • Authority: Authority of Octopus in Vaught, K.C. et al. (1989). A classification of the Living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). XII, 195 pp.t is Jeffreys, 1847.For the authority we followed ITIS database

Species

Species within the genus Eulimella include:[1]

According to a study published in November 2011 in Zootaxa, the following species do not belong in Eulimella:[9]

The following species were brought into synonymy:[1]
  • Eulimella aciculata Locard, 1886: synonym of Eulimella acicula (Philippi, 1836)
  • Eulimella alba Calkins, 1878: synonym of Melanella conoidea (Kurtz & Stimpson, 1851)
  • Eulimella anabathron Hedley, 1906: synonym of Murchisonella anabathron (Hedley, 1906)
  • Eulimella angusta Watson, 1886: synonym of Eulimostraca angusta (Watson, 1886)
  • Eulimella argentina Doello-Jurado, 1938: synonym of Turbonilla argentina (Doello-Jurado, 1938)
  • Eulimella bahiensis Castellanos, 1982: synonym of Turbonilla bahiensis (Castellanos, 1982)
  • Eulimella buijsi van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 2000: synonym of Koloonella buijsi (van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 2000)
  • Eulimella calva Schander, 1994: synonym of Koloonella calva (Schander, 1994)
  • Eulimella carinata (Folin, 1870): synonym of Bacteridium carinatum (de Folin, 1870)
  • Eulimella chariessa (Verrill, 1884): synonym of Melanella chariessa (A. E. Verrill, 1884)
  • Eulimella chasteri Dautzenberg, 1912: synonym of Eulimella variabilis de Folin, 1870
  • Eulimella cingulata Issel, 1869: synonym of Cingulina isseli (Tryon, 1886)
  • Eulimella clavula Lovén, 1846: synonym of Liostomia clavula (Lovén, 1846)
  • Eulimella coacta Watson, 1886: synonym of Koloonella coacta (Watson, 1886)
  • Eulimella columna Hedley, 1907: synonym of Murchisonella columna (Hedley, 1907)
  • Eulimella commutata Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Eulimella acicula (Philippi, 1836)
  • Eulimella compactilis (Jeffreys, 1867): synonym of Eulimella acicula (Philippi, 1836)
  • Eulimella compactilis Locard, 1892: synonym of Melanella compactilis (Locard, 1892)
  • Eulimella cossignanii van Aartsen, 1995: synonym of Eulimella cossignaniorum van Aartsen, 1995
  • Eulimella curtata Coen, 1933: synonym of Eulimella acicula (Philippi, 1836)
  • Eulimella eburnea Stimpson, 1851: synonym of Liostomia eburnea (Stimpson, 1851)
  • Eulimella electa Jeffreys, 1883: synonym of Liostomia electa (Jeffreys, 1883)
  • Eulimella endolamellata Schander, 1994: synonym of Syrnola endolamellata (Schander, 1994)
  • Eulimella flagellum Coen, 1933: synonym of Eulimella acicula (Philippi, 1836)
  • Eulimella folini P. Fischer in de Folin, 1869: synonym of Ebala striatula (Jeffreys, 1856)
  • Eulimella gracilis Jeffreys, 1847: synonym of Eulimella ventricosa (Forbes, 1844)
  • Eulimella hasta Laseron, 1951: synonym of Koloonella hasta (Laseron, 1951)
  • Eulimella ignorabilis Peñas & Rolán, 1997: synonym of Koloonella ignorabilis (Peñas & Rolán, 1997)
  • Eulimella inanis Dautzenberg, 1912: synonym of Eulimella kobelti (Dautzenberg, 1912)
  • Eulimella laevis (Brown, 1827): synonym of Eulimella acicula (Philippi, 1836)
  • Eulimella larochei Powell, 1930: synonym of Terelimella larochei (Powell, 1930)
  • Eulimella laxa Watson, 1886: synonym of Koloonella laxa (Watson, 1886)
  • Eulimella levissima de Folin, 1870: synonym of Cima minima (Jeffreys, 1858)
  • Eulimella lucida Verrill, 1884: synonym of Melanella lucida (Verrill, 1884)
  • Eulimella macandrei (Forbes, 1844): synonym of Eulimella scillae (Scacchi, 1835)
  • Eulimella minor E. A. Smith, 1904: synonym of Pyramidella minor (E. A. Smith, 1904)
  • Eulimella minuta (H. Adams, 1869): synonym of Syrnola minuta Adams H., 1869
  • Eulimella minutissima Laseron, 1951: synonym of Koloonella minutissima (Laseron, 1951)
  • Eulimella moniliforme Hedley & Musson, 1891: synonym of Koloonella moniliformis (Hedley & Musson, 1891)
  • Eulimella moniliformis Hedley & Musson, 1891: synonym of Koloonella moniliformis (Hedley & Musson, 1891)
  • Eulimella monolirata de Folin, 1874: synonym of Eulimella perturbata Peñas, Rolán & Swinnen, 2014
  • Eulimella nitida Verrill, 1884: synonym of Halielloides nitidus (Verrill, 1884)
  • Eulimella nitidissima : synonym of Ebala nitidissima (Montagu, 1803)
  • Eulimella nivea E. A. Smith, 1904: synonym of Syrnola aganea (Bartsch, 1915)
  • Eulimella nomurai Ozaki, 1958: synonym of Tachyrhynchus nomurai (Ozaki, 1958)
  • Eulimella obeliscus Jeffreys, 1858: synonym of Eulimella ventricosa (Forbes, 1844)
  • Eulimella occidentalis Hemphill, 1894: synonym of Murchisonella occidentalis (Hemphill, 1894)
  • Eulimella parvula Thiele, 1925: synonym of Puposyrnola dorothea van Aartsen & Corgan, 1996
  • Eulimella philippiana Dunker, 1860: synonym of Hypermastus philippiana (Dunker, 1860)
  • Eulimella praelonga (Jeffreys, 1884): synonym of Eulimella cerullii (Cossmann, 1916)
  • Eulimella schlumbergeri (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896): synonym of Turbonilla schlumbergeri Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896
  • Eulimella similiebala [sic] : synonym of Eulimella similebala Peñas & Rolán, 1999
  • Eulimella striata de Folin, 1870: synonym of Ebala nitidissima (Montagu, 1803)
  • Eulimella striata de Folin, 1870: synonym of Ebala pointeli (de Folin, 1868)
  • Eulimella striatula Jeffreys, 1856: synonym of Ebala striatula (Jeffreys, 1856)
  • Eulimella subcylindrica Dunker in Weinkauff, 1862: synonym of Eulimella acicula (Philippi, 1836)
  • Eulimella subtilis Watson, 1886: synonym of Koloonella subtilis (Watson, 1886)
  • Eulimella tenuis G.B. Sowerby III, 1894: synonym of Visma sowerbyi van Aartsen & Corgan, 1996
  • Eulimella tenuis de Folin, 1870: synonym of Ebala pointeli (de Folin, 1868)
  • Eulimella tomacula Laseron, 1951: synonym of Koloonella tomacula (Laseron, 1951)
  • Eulimella trigonostoma de Folin, 1872: synonym of Ebala gradata (Monterosato, 1878)
  • Eulimella turrita (Petterd, 1884): synonym of Koloonella turrita (Petterd, 1884)
  • Eulimella turritellata (Requien, 1848): synonym of Eulimella gracilis Jeffreys, 1847
  • Eulimella unifasciata (Forbes, 1844): synonym of Tibersyrnola unifasciata (Forbes, 1844)
  • Eulimella vanhareni (van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 1998): synonym of Syrnola vanhareni (van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 1998)
  • Eulimella venusta Melvill, 1904: synonym of Ebala venusta (Melvill, 1904)
  • Eulimella verduini van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 1998: synonym of Eulimella neoattenuata (Gaglini, 1992)
  • Eulimella xenophyes (Melvill & Standen, 1912): synonym of Atomiscala xenophyes (Melvill & Standen, 1912)


The following species are nomina dubia (names of unknown or doubtful application):[1]

  • Eulimella superflua (Monterosato, 1875) (nomen dubium)
  • Eulimella turris (Forbes, 1844) (nomen dubium)
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References
  1. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Eulimella Forbes & M'Andrew, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138404 on 27 August 2012
  2. 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
  3. Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
  4. G.W. Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 319
  5. Peñas A. & Rolán E. (1997) La familia Pyramidellidae Gray, 1840 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterostropha) en Africa occidental. 2. Los géneros Turbonilla y Eulimella. Iberus suplemento 3: 1-105.
  6. Peñas A. & Rolán E. (2000). The family Pyramidellidae Gray, 1840 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterostropha) in West Africa. 7. Addenda to the genera Eulimella and Turbonilla, with a list of the east Atlantic species and synonyms. Argonauta 13(2): 59-80.
  7. van Aartsen J.J. (1988). Nomenclatural notes. 6. The generic name Eulimella (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Pyramidellidae), authorship and type species. Basteria 52(4-6): 171-174
  8. J.J. van Aartsen, E. Gittenberger & J. Goud, Pyramidellidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) collected during the Dutch CANCAP and MAURITANIA expeditions in the south-eastern part of the North Atlantic Ocean (part 2)
  9. Pimenta A.D., F.N. dos Santos & R.S. Absalão (2011) Taxonomic revision of the genus Eulimella (Gastropoda, Pyramidellidae) from Brazil, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 3063: 22-38; ISSN 1175-5334
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