Deep-Sea taxon details
Eulimidae R. A. Philippi, 1853
135 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135)
accepted
Family
Aclididae G. O. Sars, 1878 · unaccepted
- Genus Aclis Lovén, 1846
- Genus Acrochalix Bouchet & Warén, 1986
- Genus Annulobalcis T. Habe, 1965
- Genus Asterophila Randall & Heath, 1912
- Genus Batheulima F. Nordsieck, 1968
- Genus Bathycrinicola Bouchet & Warén, 1986
- Genus Bulimeulima Bouchet & Warén, 1986
- Genus Campylorhaphion Bouchet & Warén, 1986
- Genus Costaclis Bartsch, 1947
- Genus Crinolamia Bouchet & Warén, 1979
- Genus Curveulima Laseron, 1955
- Genus Discaclis Moolenbeek & Warén, 1987
- Genus Entoconcha J. Müller, 1852
- Genus Eulima Risso, 1826
- Genus Eulimacrostoma L. Souza & Pimenta, 2019
- Genus Eulitoma Laseron, 1955
- Genus Fuscapex Warén, 1981
- Genus Fusceulima Laseron, 1955
- Genus Haliella Monterosato, 1878
- Genus Halielloides Bouchet & Warén, 1986
- Genus Hemiaclis G. O. Sars, 1878
- Genus Megadenus Rosén, 1910
- Genus Melanella Bowdich, 1822
- Genus Mucronalia A. Adams, 1860
- Genus Niso Risso, 1826
- Genus Oceanida de Folin, 1870
- Genus Ophieulima Warén & Sibuet, 1981
- Genus Ophiolamia Warén & Carney, 1981
- Genus Pelseneeria Koehler & Vaney, 1908
- Genus Pisolamia Bouchet & Lützen, 1976
- Genus Rectilabrum Bouchet & Warén, 1986
- Genus Sabinella Monterosato, 1890
- Genus Sticteulima Laseron, 1955
- Genus Stilapex Iredale, 1925
- Genus Stilifer Broderip, 1832
- Genus Thaleia Warén, 1979
- Genus Umbilibalcis Bouchet & Warén, 1986
- Genus Vitreolina Monterosato, 1884
- Genus Cuspeulima Laseron, 1955 accepted as Eulima Risso, 1826
- Genus Helicosyrinx Baur, 1864 accepted as Entoconcha J. Müller, 1852
- Genus Stylifer P. Fischer, 1864 accepted as Stilifer Broderip, 1832 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation, unjustified emendation [incorrect subsequent spelling in Broderip, 1832])
marine
recent + fossil
Philippi, R. A. (1853). Handbuch der Conchyliologie und Malacozoologie. Halle: Eduard Anton. 547 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41222
page(s): 194; note: original spelling Eulimacea. [details]
page(s): 194; note: original spelling Eulimacea. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Eulimidae R. A. Philippi, 1853. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135 on 2026-06-15
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Eulimidae R. A. Philippi, 1853. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135 on 2026-06-15
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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original description
Philippi, R. A. (1853). Handbuch der Conchyliologie und Malacozoologie. Halle: Eduard Anton. 547 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41222
page(s): 194; note: original spelling Eulimacea. [details]
original description (of Aclididae G. O. Sars, 1878) Sars, G. O. (1878). Bidrag til Kundskaben om Norges arktiske Fauna. I. Mollusca Regionis Arcticae Norvegiae. Oversigt over de i Norges arktiske Region Forekommende Bløddyr. Brøgger, Christiania, xiii + 466 pp., pls 1-34 & I-XVIII., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92496
page(s): 195 [details]
basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors
additional source Warén, A. (1984). A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> suppl., 13: 1-96., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/49.supplement_13.1 [details] Available for editors
additional source Govoni, D. L., Crowley, K. D., Hansen, T. A. & Allmon, W. D. (2025). Gastropod mollusks from the Brightseat Formation (Paleocene: Danian) of Maryland. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> No. 412: 1-103, text-figs. 1-60., available online at https://doi.org/10.32857/bap.2025.412.01
page(s): 50 [details] Available for editors
status source Takano, T.; Kano, Y. (2014). Molecular phylogenetic investigations of the relationships of the echinoderm-parasite family Eulimidae within Hypsogastropoda (Mollusca). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 79: 258-269., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2014.06.021
note: States that Eulimidae are a member of superfamily Vanikoroidea, on the basis of sequence data. This placement implies synonymy of the superfamilies Eulimoidea and Vanikoroidea. [details] Available for editors
page(s): 194; note: original spelling Eulimacea. [details]
original description (of Aclididae G. O. Sars, 1878) Sars, G. O. (1878). Bidrag til Kundskaben om Norges arktiske Fauna. I. Mollusca Regionis Arcticae Norvegiae. Oversigt over de i Norges arktiske Region Forekommende Bløddyr. Brøgger, Christiania, xiii + 466 pp., pls 1-34 & I-XVIII., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92496
page(s): 195 [details]
basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors
additional source Warén, A. (1984). A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> suppl., 13: 1-96., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/49.supplement_13.1 [details] Available for editors
additional source Govoni, D. L., Crowley, K. D., Hansen, T. A. & Allmon, W. D. (2025). Gastropod mollusks from the Brightseat Formation (Paleocene: Danian) of Maryland. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> No. 412: 1-103, text-figs. 1-60., available online at https://doi.org/10.32857/bap.2025.412.01
page(s): 50 [details] Available for editors
status source Takano, T.; Kano, Y. (2014). Molecular phylogenetic investigations of the relationships of the echinoderm-parasite family Eulimidae within Hypsogastropoda (Mollusca). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 79: 258-269., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2014.06.021
note: States that Eulimidae are a member of superfamily Vanikoroidea, on the basis of sequence data. This placement implies synonymy of the superfamilies Eulimoidea and Vanikoroidea. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | spieshorens [from synonym]glanshorens | [details] |
| English | urchin-snails | [details] |
| German | Pfriemschnecken | [details] |
| Japanese | ハナゴウナ科センマイドウシ科 [from synonym] | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Aclididae G. O. Sars, 1878)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eulimidae)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Aclididae G. O. Sars, 1878)
To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam
To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam (from synonym Aclididae G. O. Sars, 1878)
To ITIS
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eulimidae)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Aclididae G. O. Sars, 1878)
To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam
To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam (from synonym Aclididae G. O. Sars, 1878)
To ITIS
