Echineulima is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.[1]

Echineulima
Shell of Echineulima mittrei (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Vanikoroidea
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Echineulima
Lützen & Nielsen, 1975
Type species
Stilifer mittrei Petit de la Saussaye, 1851
Synonyms

Luetzenia Warén, 1980 (Invalid: junior homonym of Luetzenia Rehder, 1980)

Species

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The species within this genus include the following:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Echineulima apiculata (Souverbie, 1862): synonym of Echineulima mittrei (Petit de la Saussaye, 1851)
  • Echineulima dubia (Baird, 1873): synonym of Echineulima mittrei (Petit de la Saussaye, 1851)
  • Echineulima eburnea (Deshayes, 1863): synonym of Echineulima mittrei (Petit de la Saussaye, 1851)
  • Echineulima palucciae [sic]: synonym of Echineulima paulucciae (P. Fischer, 1864)
  • Echineulima tokiokai (Habe, 1952): synonym of Echineulima mittrei (Petit de la Saussaye, 1851)

References

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  1. ^ Lützen & Nielsen, 1975. 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 (look up in IMIS). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137965 on 2013-01-14.
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