NARMS taxon details
Eulimella Forbes & M'Andrew, 1846
138404 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138404)
accepted
Genus
Eulima macandrei Forbes, 1844 accepted as Eulimella scillae (Scacchi, 1835) (type by original designation)
Anisocycla Monterosato, 1880 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Odostomia (Eulimella) Forbes & M'Andrew, 1846 · unaccepted
- Species Eulimella acicula (R. A. Philippi, 1836)
- Species Eulimella alexandrinoi Peñas, Rolán & Swinnen, 2019
- Species Eulimella ataktos Warén, 1991
- Species Eulimella atlantis Peñas & Rolán, 1999
- Species Eulimella bogii van Aartsen, 1994
- Species Eulimella carminae Peñas & Micali, 1999
- Species Eulimella cerullii (Cossmann, 1915)
- Species Eulimella compactilis (Jeffreys, 1867)
- Species Eulimella cossignaniorum Aartsen, 1994
- Species Eulimella coysmani Peñas, Rolán & Swinnen, 2014
- Species Eulimella digenes (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896)
- Species Eulimella fontanae van Aartsen, E. Gittenberger & Goud, 2000
- Species Eulimella frielei Høisaeter, 2014
- Species Eulimella lissa A. E. Verrill, 1884
- Species Eulimella monicae Peñas, Rolán & Swinnen, 2019
- Species Eulimella nana Locard, 1897
- Species Eulimella neoattenuata Gaglini, 1992
- Species Eulimella oliveri Peñas & Rolán, 2006
- Species Eulimella phaula (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896)
- Species Eulimella polita (A. E. Verrill, 1872) (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
- Species Eulimella protofunis Peñas & Rolán, 1999
- Species Eulimella scillae (Scacchi, 1835)
- Species Eulimella shelaghae van Aartsen, E. Gittenberger & Goud, 2000
- Species Eulimella similebala Peñas & Rolán, 1999
- Species Eulimella smithii (A. E. Verrill, 1880)
- Species Eulimella sudis Peñas & Rolán, 1999
- Species Eulimella troncosoi Peñas, Rolán & Swinnen, 2014
- Species Eulimella ventricosa (Forbes, 1844)
- Species Eulimella aciculata Locard, 1886 accepted as Eulimella acicula (R. A. Philippi, 1836) (synonym)
- Species Eulimella carinata de Folin, 1870 accepted as Pseudochileutomia carinata (de Folin, 1870) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Eulimella chariessa A. E. Verrill, 1884 accepted as Melanella chariessa (A. E. Verrill, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Eulimella cingulata Issel, 1869 accepted as Cingulina isseli (Tryon, 1886) (synonym)
- Species Eulimella commutata Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Eulimella acicula (R. A. Philippi, 1836) ((unnecessary replacement name for Melania acicula Philippi, 1836, non Auricula acicula Lamarck, 1815)
- Species Eulimella compactilis Locard, 1891 accepted as Melanella compactilis (Locard, 1891)
- Species Eulimella cossignanii van Aartsen, 1994 accepted as Eulimella cossignaniorum Aartsen, 1994 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
- Species Eulimella curtata Coen, 1933 accepted as Eulimella acicula (R. A. Philippi, 1836) (synonym)
- Species Eulimella flagellum Coen, 1933 accepted as Eulimella acicula (R. A. Philippi, 1836) (synonym)
- Species Eulimella folini P. Fischer, 1869 accepted as Bacteridium macilentum (Monterosato, 1878)
- Species Eulimella gracilis Jeffreys, 1847 accepted as Eulimella ventricosa (Forbes, 1844) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Eulimella laevis (T. Brown, 1827) accepted as Eulimella acicula (R. A. Philippi, 1836) (nomen inquiriendum)
- Species Eulimella lucida A. E. Verrill, 1884 accepted as Melanella lucida (A. E. Verrill, 1884)
- Species Eulimella macandrei (Forbes, 1844) accepted as Eulimella scillae (Scacchi, 1835) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Eulimella nitida A. E. Verrill, 1884 accepted as Halielloides verrilliana (K. J. Bush, 1909) (treated by Bush as a junior secondary homonym of Eulima nitida A. Adams, 1861; Eulima verrilliana is a replacement name)
- Species Eulimella nitidissima (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Ebala nitidissima (Montagu, 1803) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Eulimella obeliscus Jeffreys, 1858 accepted as Eulimella ventricosa (Forbes, 1844) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Eulimella schlumbergeri (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896) accepted as Turbonilla schlumbergeri Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896
- Species Eulimella similiebala [sic] accepted as Eulimella similebala Peñas & Rolán, 1999 (misspelling)
- Species Eulimella striata de Folin, 1870 accepted as Ebala nitidissima (Montagu, 1803) (dubious synonym)
- Species Eulimella subcylindrata (Dunker, 1862) accepted as Eulimella acicula (R. A. Philippi, 1836)
- Species Eulimella tenuis de Folin, 1870 accepted as Ebala pointeli (de Folin, 1868) (synonym)
- Species Eulimella trigonostoma de Folin, 1872 accepted as Ebala trigonostoma (de Folin, 1872) (original combination)
- Species Eulimella unifasciata (Forbes, 1844) accepted as Tibersyrnola unifasciata (Forbes, 1844)
- Species Eulimella vanhareni van Aartsen, E. Gittenberger & Goud, 1998 accepted as Syrnola vanhareni (van Aartsen, E. Gittenberger & Goud, 1998)
- Species Eulimella verduini van Aartsen, E. Gittenberger & Goud, 1998 accepted as Eulimella neoattenuata Gaglini, 1992 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Eulimella levissima de Folin, 1870 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Eulimella striatula Jeffreys, 1856 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Eulimella superflua (Monterosato, 1875) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Eulimella turris (Forbes, 1844) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine
Forbes E. & M'Andrew [R.]. (1846). Notes on some new and rare animals observed during cruises in the British seas, since the last meeting. <i>The Athenaeum: Journal of Literature, Science, the Fine Arts</i>. 3052: 1027., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=fo1UAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1027 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Eulimella Forbes & M'Andrew, 1846. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138404 on 2025-05-04
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Eulimella Forbes & M'Andrew, 1846. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138404 on 2025-05-04
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original description
Forbes E. & M'Andrew [R.]. (1846). Notes on some new and rare animals observed during cruises in the British seas, since the last meeting. <i>The Athenaeum: Journal of Literature, Science, the Fine Arts</i>. 3052: 1027., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=fo1UAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1027 [details]
additional source Landau B.M. & LaFollette P.I. (2015). The Pyramidellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Miocene Cantaure Formation of Venezuela. <em>Cainozoic Research.</em> 15(1-2): 13-54. [details] Available for editors
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
additional source Landau B.M. & LaFollette P.I. (2015). The Pyramidellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Miocene Cantaure Formation of Venezuela. <em>Cainozoic Research.</em> 15(1-2): 13-54. [details] Available for editors

additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]



