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Eulimidae is a family

Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

of very small parasitic sea snail

Snail

Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...

s, marine

Marine (ocean)

Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...

gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Eulimoidea

Eulimoidea

The Eulimoidea is a superfamily of ectoparasitic sea snails, terrestrial and marine gastropod molluscs within the informal group Ptenoglossa.-Taxonomy:Families and subfamilies within this superfamily are as follows:*Family Eulimidae R.A. Philippi, 1853...

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These small snails live on or in echinoderms and have a proboscis

Proboscis

A proboscis is an elongated appendage from the head of an animal, either a vertebrate or an invertebrate. In simpler terms, a proboscis is the straw-like mouth found in several varieties of species.-Etymology:...

which they extend into their host's body cavity

Body cavity

By the broadest definition, a body cavity is any fluid-filled space in a multicellular organism. However, the term usually refers to the space located between an animal’s outer covering and the outer lining of the gut cavity, where internal organs develop...

Genera

Genera within the family Eulimidae include:

Acrochalix Bouchet & Warén, 1986
Amamibalcis Kuroda & Habe, 1950
Annulobalcis Habe, 1965
Apicalia A. Adams, 1862
Arcuella G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1874
Asterolamia Warén, 1980
Asterophila Randall & Heath, 1912
Auriculigerina Dautzenberg, 1925
Bacula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1863
Balcis Leach, 1847 : synonym of Melanella
Melanella
Melanella is a genus of very small ectparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae. -Species:...

Bowdich, 1822
Batheulima F. Nordsieck, 1968
Bathycrinicola Bouchet & Warén, 1986
Bulimeulima Bouchet & Warén, 1986
Campylorhaphion Bouchet & Warén, 1986
Chileutomia Tate & Cossman, 1898
Clathrus
Clypeastericola Warén, 1994
Coenaculum Iredale, 1924
Concavibalcis Warén, 1980
Costaclis Bartsch, 1947
Crinolamia Bouchet & Warén, 1979
Crinophtheiros Bouchet & Warén, 1986
Curveulima Laseron, 1955
Cythnia Carpenter
Phillip Pearsall Carpenter
Philip Pearsall Carpenter Rev. Dr. , who in 1841, was ordained Presbyterian minister in England, and a Doctorate of Philosophy in 1860, and whose field work as a malacologist or conchologist in North America is still well regarded today...

, 1864
Diacolax Mandahl-Barth, 1946
Echineulima Lützen & Nielsen, 1975
Echiuroidicola Warén, 1980
Enteroxenos
Enteroxenos
Enteroxenos is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae. These small snails have no mouth or gut, and absorb nutrients through their body wall...

Bonnevie, 1902
Entocolax Voigt, 1888
Entoconcha
Entoconcha
Entoconcha is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae. These small snails live in the perivisceral coelom of sea cucumbers.-External links:* * *...

J. Muller, 1852
Ersilia Monterosato, 1872
Eulima
Eulima
Eulima is a genus of small, ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.-Description:The shell is turreted, i.e. with whorls in the form of an elongated, towering spiral, tapering to a fine point. The aperture is ovate and entire with the peristome incomplete behind....

Risso, 1826
Eulimostraca
Eulimostraca
Eulimostraca is a genus of small, ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.- Species :Species within the genus Eulimostraca include:* Eulimostraca angusta...

Bartsch, 1917
Eulitoma Laseron, 1955
Fuscapex Warén, 1981
Fusceulima Laseron, 1955
Gasterosiphon Koehler & Vaney, 1905
Goodingia Lützen, 1972
Goriella Moolenbeek, 2008
Goubinia Dautzenberg, 1923
Haliella Monterosato, 1878
Halielloides Bouchet & Warén, 1986
Hebeulima Laseron, 1955
Hemiaclis G.O. Sars, 1878
Hemiliostraca Pilsbry, 1917
Hoenselaaria Moolenbeek, 2009
Hoplopteron P. Fischer, 1876
Hypermastus Pilsbry, 1899
Megadenus Rosén, 1910
Melanella
Melanella
Melanella is a genus of very small ectparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae. -Species:...

Bowdich, 1822
Microeulima Waren, 1992
Molpadicola Grusov, 1957
Monogamus Lützen, 1976
Mucronalia A. Adams, 1860
Nanobalcis Waren & Mifsud, 1990
Niso
Niso
Niso is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae. -Species:According to the World Register of Marine Species the following species with accepted names are included within the genus Niso * Niso aeglees Bush, 1885* Niso albida...

Risso, 1826
Oceanida
Oceanida
Oceanida is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae.This genus was described by Léopold de Folin in 1870. These are subtidal snails that are parasitic on echinoderms...

de Folin, 1870
Ophieulima Warén & Sibuet, 1981
Ophioarachnicola Warén, 1980
Ophiolamia Warén & Carney, 1981
Paedophoropus Ivanov, 1933
Paramegadenus Humphreys & Lützen, 1972
Parastilbe Cossmann, 1900
Parvioris Warén, 1981
Peasistilifer Warén, 1980
Pelseneeria Koehler & Vaney, 1908
Pictobalcis Laseron, 1955
Pisolamia Bouchet & Lützen, 1976
Polygireulima Sacco, 1892
Prostilifer Warén, 1980
Pseudosabinella McLean, 1995
Pulicicochlea Ponder & Gooding, 1978
Punctifera Warén, 1981
Pyramidelloides
Pyramidelloides
Pyramidelloides is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae.-Species:Species within the genus Pyramidelloides include:* Pyramidelloides angulata...

Nevill 1884
Rectilabrum Bouchet & Warén, 1986
Robillardia E.A. Smith, 1889
Sabinella Monterosato, 1890
Scalaribalcis Warén, 1980
Scalenostoma Deshayes, 1863
Sticteulima Laseron, 1955
Stilapex Iredale, 1925
Stilifer Broderip [in Broderip & Sowerby], 1832
Strombiformis Da Costa, 1778 : synonym of Eulima
Eulima
Eulima is a genus of small, ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.-Description:The shell is turreted, i.e. with whorls in the form of an elongated, towering spiral, tapering to a fine point. The aperture is ovate and entire with the peristome incomplete behind....

Risso, 1826
Thaleia Waren, 1979
Thyca H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
Thyonicola Mandahl-Barth, 1941
Trochostilifer Warén, 1980
Tropiometricola Warén, 1981
Turveria Berry, 1956
Umbilibalcis Bouchet & Waren, 1986
Vitreobalcis Warén, 1980
Vitreolina Monterosato, 1884

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