''Sticteulima'' is a
genus
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of very small
ectoparasitic
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sea snails,
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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s or
micromollusk
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s in the
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 ...
family
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.
[Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Sticteulima Laseron, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137991 on 2014-12-27]
Species
Species within the genera ''Sticteulima'' include:
* ''
Sticteulima australiensis''
(Thiele, 1930)
* ''
Sticteulima badia''
(Watson, 1897)
* ''
Sticteulima cameroni''
Laseron, 1955
* ''
Sticteulima constellata''
(Melvill, 1898)
* ''
Sticteulima fuscopunctata
''Sticteulima'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the Eulimidae family.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Sticteulima Laseron, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
''
(E. A. Smith, 1890)
* ''
Sticteulima incidenta
''Sticteulima'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the Eulimidae family.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Sticteulima Laseron, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
''
(Laseron, 1955)
* ''
Sticteulima jeffreysiana
''Sticteulima'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the Eulimidae family.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Sticteulima Laseron, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
''
(Brusina, 1869)
* ''
Sticteulima kawamurai
''Sticteulima kawamurai'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae
Eulimidae is a family of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Vanikoroidea.
Description
The ...
''
(Habe, 1961)
* ''
Sticteulima lata
''Sticteulima'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the Eulimidae family.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Sticteulima Laseron, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...
''
Bouchet & Warén, 1986
* ''
Sticteulima lentiginosa
''Sticteulima'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the Eulimidae family.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Sticteulima Laseron, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
''
(A. Adams, 1861)
* ''
Sticteulima piperata''
(Sowerby, 1901)
* ''
Sticteulima piperita''
(Hedley, 1909)
* ''
Sticteulima plenicolora''
Raines, 2003
* ''
Sticteulima portensis''
(Laseron, 1955)
* ''
Sticteulima richteri
''Sticteulima richteri'' is a species of ectoparasitic sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands, Madeira, Cape Verde, Savage Islands and Angola ...
''
Engl, 1997
* ''
Sticteulima spreta''
(A. Adams, 1864)
* ''
Sticteulima wareni
''Sticteulima'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the Eulimidae family.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Sticteulima Laseron, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...
''
Engl, 1997
:Taxa inquerenda:
* ''Sticteulima amamiensis''
(Habe, 1961)
* ''Sticteulima ariel''
(A. Adams, 1861)
* ''Sticteulima interrupta''
(A. Adams, 1864)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Sticteulima kermadecensis''
(Oliver, 1915): synonym of ''
Melanella kermadecensis
''Melanella'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Melanella Bowdich, 1822. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www. ...
''
W. R. B. Oliver, 1915
References
* Laseron C. F. (1955). ''Revision of the New South Wales Eulimoid shells.'' Australian Zoologist 12 (2): 83-101
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