Eulimidae

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Eulimidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neotaenioglossa
Family: Eulimidae
H. and A. Adams, 1854
Genera

See text.

Eulimidae are a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the order Neotaenioglossa, known as the eulimids.

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[edit] Description

The eulimids are parasitic, and are usually associated with species of echinoderms. The animal has a long proboscis with which it can excavate deeply into the body of its prey, and since there is no radula it is assumed that they feed primarily upon body fluids.

[edit] Distribution

The eulimids are found in most seas.

[edit] Genera within the family Eulimidae

  • Asterophila Randall and Heath, 1912
  • Balcis Leach, 1847
  • Chileutomia Tate and Cossman, 1898
  • Clathrus
  • Cythnia Carpenter, 1864
  • Enteroxenos Bonnevie, 1902
  • Entocolax Voigt, 1888
  • Entoconcha J. Muller, 1852
  • Ersilia di Monterosato, 1872
  • Eulima Risso, 1826
  • Eulimostraca Bartsch, 1917
  • Haliella
  • Hypermastus Pilsbry, 1899
  • Melanella Bowdich, 1822
  • Microeulima Waren, 1992
  • Nanobalcis Waren and Mifsud, 1990
  • Niso Risso, 1826
  • Oceanida de Folin, 1870
  • Pelseneeria Koehler and Vaney, 1908
  • Polygireulima Sacco, 1892
  • Pseudosabinella McLean, 1995
  • Sabinella di Monterosato, 1890
  • Scalenostoma
  • Strombiformis Da Costa, 1778
  • Thaleia Waren, 1979
  • Thyonicola Mandahl-Barth, 1941
  • Umbilibalcis Bouchet and Waren, 1986
  • Vitreolina di Monterosato, 1884

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