Euthria is a genus of sea snails belonging to the whelk family Tudiclidae. The genus contains many fossil and extant species.
Distribution The range of Euthria ranges from the Mediterranean Sea, the eastern Atlantic, regions around southern Africa and the western Indo-Pacific. Euthria erythraea is the first recorded of this genus from the Red Sea.Fraussen, Koen & Stahlschmidt, Peter. (2020). Euthria erythraea sp. nov. (Gastropoda: Buccinidae), the first record for the genus from the Red Sea. Archiv für Molluskenkunde International Journal of Malacology. 149. 1-4. 10.1127/arch.moll/149/2020/1. This genus shows a highs degree of endemism with an example being seen in the Canary Islands archipelago where Euthria sophiae, Euthria macarroni, Euthria candoris and Euthria silviae can be found.Fraussen, Koen & Swinnen, Frank & Fiadeiro, Ramiro. (2025). The Cape Verde Islands and their Euthria radiation (Gastropoda: Tudiclidae), with description of 4 new species. Gloria Maris 64(1): 16-22.. 64. 16-22.
Evolutionary history The fossil record of this genus starts from the Eocene epoch and it continues to the modern day. During the Oligocene epoch and Neogene period, this genus har experienced a significant expansion of range from the Atlanto-Mediterranean region and the Paratethys seas.
Species Species within the genus Euthria include:
Euthria abrotona Fraussen & Rolán, 2003 Euthria adeles Dautzenberg & Fisher, 1906 † Euthria adunca (Bronn, 1831) Euthria amorimi Fraussen, 2004 Euthria annegretae Schoenherr & Rolán, 2017 Euthria aracanense Angas, 1873 Euthria bernardi Rolán, Monteiro & Fraussen, 2003 Euthria boavistensis Cosel, 1982 Euthria calderoni Rolán, 1985 Euthria calypso Cosel & Burnay, 1983 † Euthria ceddensis Brunetti & Della Bella, 2016 Euthria cesari Monteiro & Rolan, 2005 Euthria chinense (MacNeil, 1961) Euthria cornea (Linnaeus, 1758) Euthria cumulata Fraussen & Hadorn, 2003 † Euthria curvirostris (Grateloup, 1845) Euthria darwini Monteiro & Rolan, 2005 Euthria effendyi Fraussen & Dharma, 2002 Euthria emilioi Fraussen & Afonso, 2011 Euthria erythraea Fraussen & Stahlschmidt, 2020 Euthria fernandesi Rolán, Monteiro & Fraussen, 2003 Euthria fiadeiroi Fraussen & Swinnen, 2020 † Euthria friedbergi Baluk, 1995 † Euthria fuscocingulata (Hoernes & Auinger, 1890) Euthria galopimi Euthria helenae Rolán, Monteiro & Fraussen, 2003 Euthria inesae Fraussen, Monteiro & Swinnen, 2012 Euthria insulabris Fraussen & Rolan, 2003 † Euthria intermedia Michelotti, 1839 Euthria japonica (Shuto, 1978) Euthria javanica Fraussen & Dekker, 2002 † Euthria lanotensis Lozouet, 1999 Euthria galopimi Euthria lockleyi (Dall, 1918) Euthria marianae Rolán, Monteiro & Fraussen, 2003 † Euthria mellianensis Lozouet, 2021 † Euthria minor Bellardi, 1872 Euthria noligomesi Rolan & Monteiro, 2007 † Euthria pangoides (Beu, 1973) † Euthria perpiniana Fontannes, 1879 Euthria philpoppei Fraussen, 2002 Euthria placibilis Fraussen, Monteiro & Swinnen, 2012 † Euthria plioelongata Sacco, 1890 Euthria poppei Fraussen, 1999 Euthria pulicaria Dautzenberg & Fisher, 1906 † Euthria puschi Andrzejowski, 1830 Euthria rolani Cosel, 1982 Euthria scepta Fraussen & Hadorn, 2003 Euthria solifer Fraussen & Hadorn, 2003 Euthria somalica (Parth, 1999) Euthria soniae Rolán, Monteiro & Fraussen, 2003 Euthria taeniopsoides Fraussen & Afonso, 2008 † Euthria tarusatensis Lozouet, 2021 Euthria vandae Rolan & Monteiro, 2007 † Euthria viciani Kovács, 2018 Euthria vokesi Fraussen & Garcia, 2008 Euthria walleri (Ladd, 1976)
Species brought into synonymy Euthria aracanense [sic] : synonym of Euthria aracanensis Angas, 1873 Euthria aucklandica E.A. Smith, 1902: synonym of Xymene aucklandicus (E.A. Smith, 1902) Euthria candidata Mabille & Rochebrune: synonym of Pareuthria atrata (E. A. Smith, 1881) Euthria cecilea Fraussen & Rolán, 2003: synonym of Euthria marianae Rolán, Monteiro & Fraussen, 2003 Euthria chlorotica (Martens, 1878): synonym of Pareuthria chlorotica (Martens, 1878) Euthria cingulata Reeve L.A., 1847: synonym of Japeuthria cingulata (Reeve, 1846) Euthria clathratula Thiele, 1925: synonym of Meteuthria clathratula (Thiele, 1925) Euthria eburnea G.B. Sowerby III, 1900 : synonym of Peristernia forskalii leucothea Melvill, 1891 Euthria fallax Thiele, 1925: synonym of Meteuthria fallax (Thiele, 1925) Euthria filmerae G.B. Sowerby III, 1900: synonym of Latirus filmerae (G.B. Sowerby III, 1900) Euthria formosa Thiele, 1925: synonym of Meteuthria formosa (Thiele, 1925) Euthria fuscata Bruguiere: synonym of Pareuthria fuscata Euthria fuscotincta G.B. Sowerby III, 1886: synonym of Peristernia fuscotincta (G.B. Sowerby III, 1886) Euthria josepedroi Rolan & Monteiro, 2007: synonym of Euthria vandae Rolán & Monteiro, 2007 Euthria lacertina Gould, 1860: synonym of Afrocominella capensis capensis (Dunker in Philippi, 1844) Euthria multistriata Turton, 1932: synonym of Afrocominella capensis simoniana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852) Euthria ordinaria Turton, 1932: synonym of Peristernia fuscotincta (G.B. Sowerby III, 1886) Euthria ponsonbyi G.B. Sowerby, 1889: synonym of Buccinulum ponsonbyi (G.B. Sowerby III, 1889) Euthria pura Martens, 1903: synonym of Zemitrella pura (Martens, 1903) Euthria queketti E.A. Smith, 1901: synonym of Buccinulum queketti (E.A. Smith, 1901) Euthria rikae Fraussen, 2003: synonym of Fusolatirus rikae (Fraussen, 2003) Euthria rosea Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853: synonym of Pareuthria powelli Euthria saharica Locard, 1897: synonym of Euthriostoma saharicum (Locard, 1897) Euthria simoniana Petit, 1852: synonym of Afrocominella capensis simoniana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852) Euthria suduirauti Fraussen, 2003: synonym of Fusolatirus suduirauti (Fraussen, 2003) Euthria turtoni Bartsch, 1915: synonym of Afrocominella turtoni (Bartsch, 1915)
References
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