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Eulimidae are a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the order Neotaenioglossa, known as the eulimids.
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.
Distribution
The eulimids are found in most seas.
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
References
- "Eulimidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1