Eulimella


Eulimella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
The subgenus name Ptycheulimella Sacco, 1892 or Turbonilla Sacco, 1892 has been used to describe species whose shells show a weak fold on the columella and frequently a brownish spiral band. Van Aartsen decided not to subdivide Eulimella s.l. because of the uncertainty of the identification of the type species of this subgenus compared with Tornatella pyramidata Deshayes, 183

Description

Many species are poorly known. The elongated, turriculate shells are small, mostly under 1 cm. They are somewhat glossy and show no sculpture except a few microscopic growth lines. The teleoconch has numerous whorls. The apex is sinistral. The aperture is subquadrangular. The outer lip is not continuous. The columella is straight, without plications. They lack a columellar tooth.
The animal has short tentacles. The mentum, a thin projection below the mouth, is lobed in front. The anterior extremity of the foot is truncated.
This family was described by Peñas A. & Rolán E. in 1997 and again in 2000. Van Aartsen et al. gave in 1988 a stable nomenclature of the genus

Species

Species within the genus Eulimella include:Eulimella abdita Peñas & Rolán, 2016Eulimella accesa Peñas & Rolán, 2016Eulimella acicula Eulimella acusacuta Peñas & Rolán, 2016Eulimella acusangusta Peñas & Rolán, 1997Eulimella acutiformis Peñas & Rolán, 2016Eulimella aeaea Melvill, 1904Eulimella aequatorialis Thiele, 1925Eulimella alexandrinoi Peñas, Rolán & Swinnen, 2019
According to a study published in November 2011 in Zootaxa, the following species do not belong in Eulimella:Eulimella argentina Doello-Jurado, 1938 : synonym of Turbonilla argentina Eulimella bahiensis Castellanos, 1982: synonym of Turbonilla bahiensis
;The following species were brought into synonymy:Eulimella aciculata Locard, 1886: synonym of Eulimella acicula Eulimella alba Calkins, 1878: synonym of Melanella conoidea Eulimella amoebaea : synonym of Hamarilla amoebaea Eulimella anabathron Hedley, 1906: synonym of Murchisonella anabathron Eulimella angusta Watson, 1886: synonym of Eulimostraca angusta Eulimella argentina Doello-Jurado, 1938: synonym of Turbonilla argentina Eulimella bahiensis Castellanos, 1982: synonym of Turbonilla bahiensis Eulimella buijsi van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 2000: synonym of Koloonella buijsi Eulimella calva Schander, 1994: synonym of Koloonella calva Eulimella carinata : synonym of Bacteridium carinatum Eulimella chariessa : synonym of Melanella chariessa Eulimella chasteri Dautzenberg, 1912: synonym of Eulimella variabilis de Folin, 1870Eulimella cingulata Issel, 1869: synonym of Cingulina isseli Eulimella clavula Lovén, 1846: synonym of Liostomia clavula Eulimella coacta Watson, 1886: synonym of Koloonella coacta Eulimella columna Hedley, 1907: synonym of Murchisonella columna Eulimella commutata Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Eulimella acicula Eulimella compactilis : synonym of Eulimella acicula Eulimella compactilis Locard, 1892: synonym of Melanella compactilis Eulimella cossignanii van Aartsen, 1995: synonym of Eulimella cossignaniorum van Aartsen, 1995Eulimella curtata Coen, 1933: synonym of Eulimella acicula Eulimella diaphana A. Adams, 1861: synonym of Ebalina diaphana Eulimella eburnea Stimpson, 1851: synonym of Liostomia eburnea Eulimella electa Jeffreys, 1883: synonym of Liostomia electa Eulimella endolamellata Schander, 1994: synonym of Syrnola endolamellata Eulimella flagellum Coen, 1933: synonym of Eulimella acicula Eulimella folini P. Fischer in de Folin, 1869: synonym of Ebala striatula Eulimella gracilis Jeffreys, 1847: synonym of Eulimella ventricosa Eulimella hasta Laseron, 1951: synonym of Koloonella hasta Eulimella ignorabilis Peñas & Rolán, 1997: synonym of Koloonella ignorabilis Eulimella inanis Dautzenberg, 1912: synonym of Eulimella kobelti Eulimella inexpectata : synonym of Raoulostraca inexpectata W. R. B. Oliver, 1915Eulimella laevis : synonym of Eulimella acicula Eulimella larochei Powell, 1930: synonym of Terelimella larochei Eulimella laxa Watson, 1886: synonym of Koloonella laxa Eulimella levissima de Folin, 1870: synonym of Cima minima Eulimella lucida Verrill, 1884: synonym of Melanella lucida Eulimella macandrei : synonym of Eulimella scillae Eulimella minor E. A. Smith, 1904: synonym of Pyramidella minor Eulimella minuta : synonym of Syrnola minuta Adams H., 1869Eulimella minutissima Laseron, 1951: synonym of Koloonella minutissima Eulimella moniliforme Hedley & Musson, 1891: synonym of Koloonella moniliformis Eulimella moniliformis Hedley & Musson, 1891: synonym of Koloonella moniliformis Eulimella monolirata de Folin, 1874: synonym of Eulimella perturbata Peñas, Rolán & Swinnen, 2014Eulimella nitida Verrill, 1884: synonym of Halielloides nitidus Eulimella nitidissima : synonym of Ebala nitidissima Eulimella nivea E. A. Smith, 1904: synonym of Syrnola aganea Eulimella nomurai Ozaki, 1958: synonym of Tachyrhynchus nomurai Eulimella obeliscus Jeffreys, 1858: synonym of Eulimella ventricosa Eulimella occidentalis Hemphill, 1894: synonym of Murchisonella occidentalis Eulimella parvula Thiele, 1925: synonym of Puposyrnola dorothea van Aartsen & Corgan, 1996Eulimella philippiana Dunker, 1860: synonym of Hypermastus philippiana Eulimella praelonga : synonym of Eulimella cerullii Eulimella schlumbergeri : synonym of Turbonilla schlumbergeri Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896Eulimella similiebala : synonym of Eulimella similebala Peñas & Rolán, 1999Eulimella striata de Folin, 1870: synonym of Ebala nitidissima Eulimella striata de Folin, 1870: synonym of Ebala pointeli Eulimella striatula Jeffreys, 1856: synonym of Ebala striatula Eulimella subcylindrica Dunker in Weinkauff, 1862: synonym of Eulimella acicula Eulimella subtilis Watson, 1886: synonym of Koloonella subtilis Eulimella tenuis G.B. Sowerby III, 1894: synonym of Visma sowerbyi van Aartsen & Corgan, 1996Eulimella tenuis de Folin, 1870: synonym of Ebala pointeli Eulimella tomacula Laseron, 1951: synonym of Koloonella tomacula Eulimella trigonostoma de Folin, 1872: synonym of Ebala gradata Eulimella turrita : synonym of Koloonella turrita Eulimella turritellata : synonym of Eulimella gracilis Jeffreys, 1847Eulimella unifasciata : synonym of Tibersyrnola unifasciata Eulimella vanhareni : synonym of Syrnola vanhareni Eulimella venusta Melvill, 1904: synonym of Ebala venusta Eulimella verduini van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 1998: synonym of Eulimella neoattenuata Eulimella xenophyes : synonym of Atomiscala xenophyes

The following species are nomina dubia :Eulimella superflua
  • ''Eulimella turris''