Eulimostraca

Eulimostraca
Shell of Eulimostraca galapagensis (specimen at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Eulimostraca
Bartsch, 1917
Type species
Eulimostraca galapagensis
Bartsch, 1917

Eulimostraca is a genus of small, ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.

General characteristics

These are species in which the inner lip is not appressed to the attenuated basal portion of the preceding whorl. The whorls are almost flattened, the outer lip of the aperture is not expanded, and color markings are present.

Species

Species within the genus Eulimostraca include:

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Eulimostraca Bartsch, 1917 . In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415367 on 2 April 2011
  2. ↑ Bartsch, P. (1917). "A monograph of west American melanellid mollusks". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 53 (2207): 333. Retrieved 2 September 2026. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.