Eulima is a genus of small, ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.
Eulima is the type genus of the family Eulimidae.
Description The genus appeared early in the Secondary and became abundant in forms during the Tertiary period.
The shell is in the form of an elongated, towering spiral, which tapers to a fine point. The aperture is ovate and entire with the peristome incomplete behind. The outer lip is thick and even.
According to George Washington Tryon's Manual of Conchology:
Species Species within the genus Eulima include:
Eulima acerrima (R. B. Watson, 1883) (taxon inquirendum) Eulima acicularis (A. Adams, 1861) Eulima aclis (A. Adams, 1851) (taxon inquirendum) Eulima acutissima (Sowerby, 1866) Eulima adamsii (Sowerby, 1866) (taxon inquirendum) Eulima agulhasensis (J. Thiele, 1925) Eulima alaskensis (P. Bartsch, 1917) Eulima albanyana (W. Turton, 1932) Eulima albida (P. Marshall, 1902) Eulima almo (P. Bartsch, 1917) Eulima amanda (J. Thiele, 1925) Eulima amblia (R. B. Watson, 1883) Eulima angulosa (F. P. Jousseaume in Fisher-Piette & Nicklès, 1946) Eulima angustior (Monterosato fide Paetel, 1887) Eulima anonyma, Bouchet & Warén, 1986 Eulima arcuata, C. B. Adams, 1850: synonym of Vitreolina arcuata (C. B. Adams, 1850) Eulima atypha Verrill & Bush, 1900 Eulima augustoi Nobre, 1937 (taxon inquirendum) Eulima australasica Melvill & Standen, 1899 Eulima badia Watson, 1897 Eulima balteata (A. Adams, 1864) Eulima barthelowi (Bartsch, 1917) Eulima bifascialis (A. Adams, 1864) Eulima bifasciata d'Orbigny, 1841 Eulima bilineata Alder, 1848 Eulima bipartita Mörch, 1860 Eulima bivittata (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853) Eulima bizona (A. Adams, 1864) † Eulima boucheti Landau, La Perna & Marquet, 2006 Eulima breviuscula Dunker, 1875 Eulima broadbentae (Cotton & Godfrey, 1932) Eulima campyla Watson, 1883 (taxon inquirendum) Eulima capillastericola Bartsch, 1909 (taxon inquirendum) Eulima carolii Dall, 1889 (nomen dubium) Eulima chascanon Watson, 1883 Eulima chaunax Watson, 1883 (taxon inquirendum) Eulima chionea Bouchet & Warén, 1986 Eulima chyta Watson, 1883 Eulima cinctella (A. Adams, 1864) Eulima columnaria May, 1916 Eulima communis Verkrüzen fide Paetel, 1887 - (nomen nudum) Eulima compacta Carpenter, 1864 Eulima compsa Verrill & Bush, 1900 Eulima confusa Bouchet & Warén, 1986 Eulima crassiuscula Dunker fide Paetel, 1887 (temporary name) Eulima crossei (Brusina, 1886) (species inquirenda) Eulima cylindrata Watson, 1883 (taxon inquirendum) Eulima cylindrica Thiele, 1925 † Eulima danae Tenison Woods, 1879 Eulima definita Thiele, 1925 Eulima dentaliopsis A. Adams, 1861 (taxon inquirendum) Eulima dentiens Dunker, 1871 Eulima devistoma Bouchet & Warén, 1986 Eulima diaphana Hedley, 1899 Eulima distincta E. A. Smith, 1904 Eulima dubia Anton, 1838 (taxon inquirendum) Eulima dysnoeta Dautzenberg & Foscher, 1896 Eulima eburnea A. Adams, 1861 Eulima elata Thiele, 1925 Eulima elodia de Folin, 1867 (taxon inquirendum) Eulima encopicola Warén & Templado, 1994 Eulima ephamilla Watson, 1883 Eulima eurychada Watson, 1883 Eulima excellens Verkrüzen fide Paetel, 1887 Eulima fischeri Dautzenberg, 1912 (species inquirenda) Eulima flexuosa A. Adams, 1851 Eulima fricata Hedley, 1907 Eulima fulvocincta C. B. Adams, 1850 Eulima fuscescens E. A. Smith, 1890 Eulima fuscostrigata Carpenter, 1864 Eulima fuscozonata Bouchet & Warén, 1986 Eulima gentilomiana Issel, 1869 (species inquirenda) Eulima germana E. A. Smith, 1890 Eulima gibba de Folin, 1867 Eulima glabra (da Costa, 1778) Eulima gomphus Watson, 1883 Eulima gracilenta (A. Adams, 1864) Eulima grimaldii Bouchet & Warén, 1986 † Eulima hampdenensis Laws, 1935 Eulima hastata (A. Adams, 1864) Eulima healeyi (Strong & Hertlein, 1939) Eulima hians Watson, 1883 Eulima hyalina Watson, 1883 Eulima inca (Bartsch, 1926) Eulima incerta Anton, 1838 Eulima incolor Warén, A. & Ph. Bouchet, 1986 † Eulima incondita Marwick, 1931 Eulima inconspicua Watson, 1891 (species inquirenda) Eulima indeflexa A. Adams, 1861 Eulima iota C. B. Adams, 1852 Eulima jaculum (Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932) Eulima koeneni Brusina, 1893 Eulima labiosa Sowerby I, 1834 Eulima lacca Kuroda & Habe, 1971 Eulima lactea A. Adams, 1854 Eulima langleyi Sowerby III, 1892 Eulima lapazana (Bartsch, 1917) Eulima latipes Watson, 1883 Eulima leachi (A. Adams, 1861) Eulima legrandi Beddome, 1883 Eulima leptostoma E. A. Smith, 1910 Eulima leptozona Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896 Eulima lodderae (Tate MS, Lodder, 1900) Eulima major (Sowerby I, 1834) Eulima malayana Thiele, 1925 Eulima manzoniana Issel, 1869 Eulima minuscula Turton, 1932 Eulima mioacutissima (Sacco, 1892) Eulima modicella A. Adams, 1851 Eulima montagueana Iredale, 1914 Eulima mulata Rios & Absalao, 1990 Eulima newtoni Brusina, 1893 Eulima nitidula Deshayes, 1850 (taxon inquirendum) † Eulima obliqua (Hutton, 1885) Eulima oblonga Boettger, 1893 Eulima obtusa de Folin, 1870 (taxon inquirendum) Eulima pachychila Boettger, 1893 Eulima padangensis (Thiele, 1925) Eulima panamensis (Bartsch, 1917) Eulima parva Sowerby, 1866 Eulima patula Dall & Simpson, 1901 Eulima peracuta Thiele, 1925 Eulima perspicua (W. R. B. Oliver, 1915) Eulima petterdi Beddome, 1883 Eulima philippiana Dunker, 1860 Eulima philippii Weinkauff, 1868 Eulima picturata (A. Adams, 1864) Eulima politissima Newton, 1895 Eulima psila Watson, 1883 Eulima pusilla (A. Adams, 1864) Eulima pyramidalis A. Adams, 1851 Eulima raymondi Rivers, 1904 Eulima reclinata A. Adams, 1861 Eulima recta C. B. Adams, 1852 Eulima recurva Boettger, 1893 Eulima riss Cantraine, 1835 Eulima salsa (Bartsch, 1926) Eulima sarsi Bush, 1909 Eulima scitula A. Adams, 1861 Eulima semitorta A. Adams, 1861 Eulima similis Thiele, 1925 Eulima simplex Sowerby III, 1897 Eulima strongylostoma Bouchet & Warén, 1986 Eulima stylata A. Adams, 1861 Eulima subconica E. A. Smith, 1890 Eulima sumatrensis Thiele, 1925 Eulima taeniata (A. Adams, 1864) Eulima tantilla (A. Adams, 1861) † Eulima taurinensis (Sacco, 1892) Eulima tenisoni Tryon, 1886 Eulima tornata (Thiele, 1925) Eulima townsendi (Bartsch, 1917) Eulima translucida E. A. Smith, 1901 † Eulima treadwelli Hutton, 1893 Eulima triggi Cotton & Godfrey, 1932 Eulima tristis Thiele, 1925 Eulima tsushimensis Takano, Kimura & Kano, 2020 Eulima tulearensis Lamy, 1910 (taxon inquirendum) Eulima turgidula (A. Adams, 1861) Eulima undulosa de Folin, 1893 (nomen dubium) Eulima unilineata (Adams & Reeve, 1850) Eulima valida A. Adams, 1861 Eulima varians Sowerby I, 1834 Eulima venusta Pease, 1868 Eulima victoriae Gatliff & Gabriel, 1914
References
Risso A. Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Paris, Levrault: Vol. 1: XII + 448 + 1 carta . Vol. 2: VII + 482 + 8 pl. (fiori) [novembre 1827]. Vol. 3: XVI + 480 + 14 pl. (pesci) [settembre 1827]. Vol. 4: IV + 439 + 12 pl. (molluschi) [novembre 1826]. Vol. 5: VIII + 400 + 10 pl. (altri invertebrati), via biodiversitylibrary.org
External links Nomenclator Zoologicus info at ubio.org Warén A. (1984) "A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia)". Journal of Molluscan Studies suppl. 13: 1–96. p. 43 Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M. J. et al. (ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213