Eulimostraca is a genus of small, ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Eulimostraca Bartsch, 1917 . In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415367 on 2 April 2011
General characteristics These are species in which the inner lip is not appressed to the attenuated basal portion of the preceding whorl. The whorls are almost flattened, the outer lip of the aperture is not expanded, and color markings are present.
Species Species within the genus Eulimostraca include: Eulimostraca angusta (Watson, 1886) Eulimostraca armonica Espinosa, Ortea, Fernandez-Garcés & Moro, 2007 Eulimostraca burragei (Bartsch, 1917) Eulimostraca dalmata Espinosa, Ortea, Fernandez-Garcés & Moro, 2007 Eulimostraca encalada Espinosa, Ortea & Magaña, 2006 Eulimostraca galapagensis Bartsch, 1917 Eulimostraca indomatta Simone & Birman, 2007 Eulimostraca linearis (Carpenter, 1858) Eulimostraca macleani Warén, 1992 Eulimostraca subcarinata (d'Orbigny, 1841) Species brought into synonymy Eulimostraca attilioi Hertz & Hertz, 1982: synonym of Niso attilioi (Hertz & Hertz, 1982) Eulimostraca bartschi Strong & Hertlein, 1937: synonym of Microeulima bartschi (Strong & Hertlein, 1937) Eulimostraca hemphilli [sic]: synonym of Eulimostraca hemphilli [sic] : synonym of Microeulima hemphillii (Dall, 1884) Eulimostraca panamensis (Bartsch, 1917): synonym of Eulimostraca burragei (Bartsch, 1917) Eulimostraca pusio (A. Adams, 1864): synonym of Leiostraca titania A. Adams, 1861 Eulimostraca subcarinata Simone & Birman, 2006: synonym of Eulimostraca indomatta Simone & Birman, 2007
References
Warén A. (1984) A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Journal of Molluscan Studies suppl. 13: 1-96. page(s): 46
External links To World Register of Marine Species