Eulithidium
Encyclopedia
Eulithidium is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Phasianellidae
.
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also mentions the following species with a name in current use :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
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 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...
Phasianellidae
Phasianellidae
Phasianellidae common name the "pheasant shells" or "pheasant snails" is a family of small sea snails with calcareous opercula, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda ....
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Species
Species within the genus Eulithidium include:- Eulithidium adamsiEulithidium adamsiEulithidium adamsi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae....
(Philippi, 1853) - Eulithidium affineEulithidium affineEulithidium affine is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae....
(C. B. Adams, 1850) - Eulithidium bellumEulithidium bellumEulithidium bellum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae....
(M. Smith, 1937) - Eulithidium pterocladicumEulithidium pterocladicumEulithidium pterocladicum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae....
(Robertson, 1958) - Eulithidium tessellatumEulithidium tessellatumEulithidium tessellatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae.-Distribution:This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles-References:...
(Potiez & Michaud, 1838) - Eulithidium thalassicolaEulithidium thalassicolaEulithidium thalassicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae....
(Robertson, 1958)
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also mentions the following species with a name in current use :
- Eulithidium diantha (McLean, 1970)