''Eulimetta'' is a
genus
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of medium-sized
sea snails,
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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s in the
family
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Eulimidae
Eulimidae is a family of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Vanikoroidea.
Description
These small parasitic snails live on (or in some cases in) the bodies of echinoderms such as sea cucumber ...
.
[Bouchet, P. (2014). Eulimetta Warén, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565629 on 2014-12-19.]
Species
There is only one known species within this genus:
* ''
Eulimetta pagoda
''Eulimetta'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Eulimidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Eulimetta Warén, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www. ...
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Warén, 1992
References
External links
To World Register of Marine Species
Eulimidae
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