''Eulimostraca'' is a

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of small,

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sea snail Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...

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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 cucumbers, se ...

.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

Species

Species within the genus ''Eulimostraca'' include: * '' Eulimostraca angusta'' (Watson, 1886) * '' Eulimostraca armonica'' Espinosa, Ortea, Fernandez-Garcés & Moro, 2007 * '' Eulimostraca burragei'' (Bartsch, 1917) * '' Eulimostraca dalmata'' Espinosa, Ortea, Fernandez-Garcés & Moro, 2007 * '' Eulimostraca encalada'' Espinosa, Ortea & Magaña, 2006 * '' Eulimostraca galapagensis'' Bartsch, 1917 * ''

Eulimostraca indomatta ''Eulimostraca indomatta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.Simone & Birman, 2007. Simone L.R.L. & Birman A. (2007) A new name for Eulimostraca recently described from Southwestern Brazil (Mollusca, C ...

'' Simone & Birman, 2007 * '' Eulimostraca linearis'' (Carpenter, 1858) *'' Eulimostraca macleani'' Warén, 1992 * '' Eulimostraca subcarinata'' (d'Orbigny, 1841) ;Species brought into synonymy : * ''Eulimostraca attilioi'' Hertz & Hertz, 1982: synonym of '' Niso attilioi'' (Hertz & Hertz, 1982) * ''Eulimostraca bartschi'' Strong & Hertlein, 1937: synonym of '' Microeulima bartschi'' (Strong & Hertlein, 1937) * ''Eulimostraca hemphilli'' ic synonym of ''Eulimostraca hemphilli'' ic: synonym of '' Microeulima hemphillii'' (Dall, 1884) * ''Eulimostraca panamensis'' (Bartsch, 1917): synonym of '' Eulimostraca burragei'' (Bartsch, 1917) * ''Eulimostraca pusio'' (A. Adams, 1864): synonym of '' Leiostraca titania'' A. Adams, 1861 * ''Eulimostraca subcarinata'' Simone & Birman, 2006: synonym of ''

'' Simone & Birman, 2007

References

* Warén A. (1984) ''A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia)''. Journal of Molluscan Studies suppl. 13: 1-96. page(s): 46

External links

To World Register of Marine Species
Eulimidae {{Eulimidae-stub