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Eulima Risso, 1826

Eulima glabra (da Costa, 1778)Specimen from Cabo Pino, Málaga, Spain, 15 m (actual size 10.3 mm).
Eulima glabra (da Costa, 1778)
Specimen from Cabo Pino, Málaga, Spain, 15 m (actual size 10.3 mm).

137970  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137970)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Littorinimorpha (Order)
  7. Vanikoroidea (Superfamily)
  8. Eulimidae (Family)
  9. Eulima (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Leiostraca H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 · unaccepted (Invalid: junior objective synonym...)  
Invalid: junior objective synonym of Eulima, with the same type species.

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  1. Species Eulima acutispira (Tenison Woods, 1879) †
  2. Species Eulima acutissima (G. B. Sowerby II, 1866)
  3. Species Eulima adamsii G. B. Sowerby II, 1866
  4. Species Eulima alaskensis (Bartsch, 1917)
  5. Species Eulima albanyana W. H. Turton, 1932
  6. Species Eulima almo (Bartsch, 1917)
  7. Species Eulima amanda (Thiele, 1925)
  8. Species Eulima angulosa Fischer-Piette & Nicklès, 1946
  9. Species Eulima anonyma Bouchet & Warén, 1986
  10. Species Eulima aoteaensis P. Marshall & Murdoch, 1921 †
  11. Species Eulima arcuata Deshayes, 1850
  12. Species Eulima ariel (A. Adams, 1861)
  13. Species Eulima atypha A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900
  14. Species Eulima australasiaca Melvill & Standen, 1899
  15. Species Eulima balteata (A. Adams, 1863)
  16. Species Eulima barthelowi (Bartsch, 1917)
  17. Species Eulima bifascialis (A. Adams, 1863)
  18. Species Eulima bifasciata A. d'Orbigny, 1841
  19. Species Eulima bilineata Alder, 1848
  20. Species Eulima bivittata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1853)
  21. Species Eulima bizona (A. Adams, 1863)
  22. Species Eulima boucheti Landau, La Perna & Marquet, 2006 †
  23. Species Eulima broadbentae (Cotton & Godfrey, 1932)
  24. Species Eulima californica (Bartsch, 1917)
  25. Species Eulima chaunax R. B. Watson, 1883
  26. Species Eulima chionea Bouchet & Warén, 1986
  27. Species Eulima chyta R. B. Watson, 1883
  28. Species Eulima cinctella (A. Adams, 1863)
  29. Species Eulima cingenda (A. Adams, 1863)
  30. Species Eulima coffea Dockery, 1993 †
  31. Species Eulima compsa A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900
  32. Species Eulima confusa Bouchet & Warén, 1986
  33. Species Eulima cracentis L. Souza, Pimenta & J. Barros, 2021
  34. Species Eulima crassula (A. Adams, 1863)
  35. Species Eulima cylindrata R. B. Watson, 1883
  36. Species Eulima dalli J. A. Gardner & Aldrich, 1919 †
  37. Species Eulima danae Tenison Woods, 1879 †
  38. Species Eulima definita Thiele, 1925
  39. Species Eulima dentiens Dunker, 1871
  40. Species Eulima devistoma Bouchet & Warén, 1986
  41. Species Eulima diaphana Hedley, 1899
  42. Species Eulima distincta E. A. Smith, 1904
  43. Species Eulima dysnoeta Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896
  44. Species Eulima eburnea A. Adams, 1861
  45. Species Eulima elata (Dall, 1927)
  46. Species Eulima elata Thiele, 1925
  47. Species Eulima encopicola Warén & Templado, 1994
  48. Species Eulima ephamilla R. B. Watson, 1883
  49. Species Eulima fulvocincta C. B. Adams, 1850
  50. Species Eulima fuscescens E. A. Smith, 1890
  51. Species Eulima fuscostrigata P. P. Carpenter, 1864
  52. Species Eulima fuscozonata Bouchet & Warén, 1986
  53. Species Eulima germana E. A. Smith, 1890
  54. Species Eulima gibba de Folin, 1867
  55. Species Eulima glabra (da Costa, 1778)
  56. Species Eulima glabroides Yokoyama, 1922 †
  57. Species Eulima gomphus R. B. Watson, 1883
  58. Species Eulima gracilistylis Sohl, 1964 †
  59. Species Eulima grimaldii Bouchet & Warén, 1986
  60. Species Eulima hampdenensis Laws, 1935 †
  61. Species Eulima healeyi (A. M. Strong & Hertlein, 1939)
  62. Species Eulima hosoyana Yokoyama, 1926 †
  63. Species Eulima inca (Bartsch, 1926)
  64. Species Eulima incolor Bouchet & Warén, 1986
  65. Species Eulima incondita Marwick, 1931 †
  66. Species Eulima iota C. B. Adams, 1852
  67. Species Eulima jaculum (Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932)
  68. Species Eulima jogjacartensis K. Martin, 1914 †
  69. Species Eulima johnstoniana (Tate, 1885) †
  70. Species Eulima kilcundae (Gatliff & Gabriel, 1914)
  71. Species Eulima koeneni Brusina, 1893 †
  72. Species Eulima krishna Yokoyama, 1922 †
  73. Species Eulima labiosa G. B. Sowerby I, 1834
  74. Species Eulima lacca Kuroda & Habe, 1971
  75. Species Eulima lactea (Grateloup, 1828) †
  76. Species Eulima langleyi G. B. Sowerby III, 1892
  77. Species Eulima lapazana (Bartsch, 1917)
  78. Species Eulima latipes R. B. Watson, 1883
  79. Species Eulima legrandi C. E. Beddome, 1883
  80. Species Eulima leptostoma E. A. Smith, 1910
  81. Species Eulima leptozona Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896
  82. Species Eulima levis Tokunaga, 1906 †
  83. Species Eulima lodderae (Hedley, 1903)
  84. Species Eulima longiconica Ludbrook, 1941 †
  85. Species Eulima malayana Thiele, 1925
  86. Species Eulima manzoniana Issel, 1869
  87. Species Eulima minuscula W. H. Turton, 1932
  88. Species Eulima minuticonica Ludbrook, 1941 †
  89. Species Eulima modicella A. Adams, 1854
  90. Species Eulima montagueana Iredale, 1914
  91. Species Eulima mulata Rios & Absalão, 1990
  92. Species Eulima newtoni Brusina, 1893 †
  93. Species Eulima obliqua (F. W. Hutton, 1885) †
  94. Species Eulima oblonga O. Boettger, 1893
  95. Species Eulima ovalis Tokunaga, 1906 †
  96. Species Eulima pachychila O. Boettger, 1893
  97. Species Eulima padangensis (Thiele, 1925)
  98. Species Eulima panamensis (Bartsch, 1917)
  99. Species Eulima parva G. B. Sowerby II, 1866
  100. Species Eulima peracuta Thiele, 1925
  101. Species Eulima perspicua (W. R. B. Oliver, 1915)
  102. Species Eulima petterdi C. E. Beddome, 1883
  103. Species Eulima philippii Weinkauff, 1868
  104. Species Eulima politissima R. B. Newton, 1895 †
  105. Species Eulima politospina L. Hoffman & Freiwald, 2020
  106. Species Eulima psila R. B. Watson, 1883
  107. Species Eulima pura (A. Adams, 1861)
  108. Species Eulima raymondi Rivers, 1904 †
  109. Species Eulima recta C. B. Adams, 1852 (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, invalid; not Requien, 1849, no replacement name has been proposed)
  110. Species Eulima recurva O. Boettger, 1893
  111. Species Eulima riss Cantraine, 1835
  112. Species Eulima sagamiana Yokoyama, 1920 †
  113. Species Eulima salsa (Bartsch, 1926)
  114. Species Eulima santoensis Ladd, 1982 †
  115. Species Eulima sarsi K. J. Bush, 1909
  116. Species Eulima similis Thiele, 1925
  117. Species Eulima simplex G. B. Sowerby III, 1897
  118. Species Eulima sondeiana K. Martin, 1905 †
  119. Species Eulima spirala Dockery, 1993 †
  120. Species Eulima spreta (A. Adams, 1863)
  121. Species Eulima strongylostoma Bouchet & Warén, 1986
  122. Species Eulima stylata A. Adams, 1861
  123. Species Eulima sumatrensis Thiele, 1925
  124. Species Eulima tenisoni Tryon, 1886
  125. Species Eulima tjaringinensis K. Martin, 1905 †
  126. Species Eulima tornata (Thiele, 1925)
  127. Species Eulima townsendi (Bartsch, 1917)
  128. Species Eulima translucida E. A. Smith, 1901
  129. Species Eulima treadwelli F. W. Hutton, 1893 †
  130. Species Eulima triggi Cotton & Godfrey, 1932
  131. Species Eulima tristis Thiele, 1925
  132. Species Eulima tsushimensis Takano, Kimura & Kano, 2020
  133. Species Eulima turgidula (A. Adams, 1861)
  134. Species Eulima unicincta Yokoyama, 1922
  135. Species Eulima unilineata A. Adams & Reeve, 1850
  136. Species Eulima varians G. B. Sowerby I, 1834
  137. Species Eulima velerinensis Landau, La Perna & Marquet, 2006 †
  138. Species Eulima venusta Pease, 1868
  139. Species Eulima victoriae Gatliff & Gabriel, 1914
  140. Species Eulima yokoskensis Yokoyama, 1920 †
  141. Species Eulima acumen Deshayes, 1862 † accepted as Polygireulima acumen (Deshayes, 1862) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  142. Species Eulima acuminata J. Müller, 1851 † accepted as Rissoina acuminata (J. Müller, 1851) †
  143. Species Eulima acuncula Deshayes, 1862 † accepted as Polygireulima acuncula (Deshayes, 1862) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  144. Species Eulima angystoma Deshayes, 1862 † accepted as Rostreulima angystoma (Deshayes, 1862) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  145. Species Eulima arenularia Gougerot, 1969 † accepted as Melanella arenularia (Gougerot, 1969) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  146. Species Eulima axonensis d'Archiac, 1843 † accepted as Pseudomelania axonensis (d'Archiac, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  147. Species Eulima basicarinata Gougerot & Le Renard, 1978 † accepted as Hebeulima basicarinata (Gougerot & Le Renard, 1978) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  148. Species Eulima compacta P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Melanella compacta (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  149. Species Eulima erronea Cossmann, 1904 † accepted as Vitreolina erronea (Cossmann, 1904) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  150. Species Eulima laevigata J. Morris & Lycett, 1851 † accepted as Pseudomelania laevigata (J. Morris & Lycett, 1851) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  151. Species Eulima macrostoma R. B. Newton, 1895 † accepted as Rostreulima macrostoma (R. B. Newton, 1895) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  152. Species Eulima mioacutissima (Sacco, 1892) † (unaccepted > unavailable name, proposed conditionally)
  153. Species Eulima mundum Deshayes, 1862 † accepted as Rectilabrum mundum (Deshayes, 1862) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  154. Species Eulima nerei A. d'Orbigny, 1850 † accepted as Hudlestoniella nerei (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  155. Species Eulima parisiensis Deshayes, 1861 † accepted as Margineulima parisiensis (Deshayes, 1861) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  156. Species Eulima philippiana (Dunker, 1860) accepted as Hypermastus philippianus (Dunker, 1860) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  157. Species Eulima polygyra Charlesworth, 1851 † accepted as Melanella polygyra (Charlesworth, 1851) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  158. Species Eulima rectilabrum Cossmann, 1888 † accepted as Rectilabrum rectilabrum (Cossmann, 1888) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  159. Species Eulima retusa Pezant, 1911 † accepted as Melanella retusa (Pezant, 1911) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  160. Species Eulima sororcula Wrigley, 1945 † accepted as Melanella sororcula (Wrigley, 1945) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  161. Species Eulima spinula Cossmann, 1888 † accepted as Ophioarachnicola spinula (Cossmann, 1888) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  162. Species Eulima subemarginata Deshayes, 1862 † accepted as Melanella subemarginata (Deshayes, 1862) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  163. Species Eulima subimbricata Cossmann, 1888 † accepted as Polygireulima subimbricata (Cossmann, 1888) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  164. Species Eulima subnitida A. d'Orbigny, 1850 † accepted as Polygireulima subnitida (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  165. Species Eulima subulata (Donovan, 1804) accepted as Eulima glabra (da Costa, 1778)
  166. Species Eulima sulculata Wrigley, 1945 † accepted as Melanella sulculata (Wrigley, 1945) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  167. Species Eulima suturalis Cossmann, 1907 † accepted as Margineulima suturalis (Cossmann, 1907) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  168. Subgenus Eulima (Sulcosubularia) Sacco, 1892 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    1. Species Eulima (Sulcosubularia) halavatsi O. Boettger, 1902 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    2. Species Eulima (Sulcosubularia) taurinensis Sacco, 1892 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  169. Species Eulima acicularis Gabb, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  170. Species Eulima affinis R. A. Philippi, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  171. Species Eulima antarctica R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  172. Species Eulima clarki Dickerson, 1917 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  173. Species Eulima communis J. Morris & Lycett, 1851 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  174. Species Eulima crassilabris Gabb, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  175. Species Eulima digitalis Benoist, 1875 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  176. Species Eulima egregia Guppy, 1896 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  177. Species Eulima emmae O. Boettger, 1902 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  178. Species Eulima exhebe Sacco, 1892 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  179. Species Eulima exilis Gabb, 1860 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  180. Species Eulima exnaumanni Sacco, 1892 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  181. Species Eulima filigera Reuss, 1867 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  182. Species Eulima hiltoni Van Winkle, 1918 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  183. Species Eulima jickelii O. Boettger, 1902 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  184. Species Eulima lacteospeyriana Sacco, 1892 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  185. Species Eulima lagenalis J. Müller, 1851 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  186. Species Eulima leunisii R. A. Philippi, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  187. Species Eulima melanoides Leymerie, 1842 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  188. Species Eulima paria (Bartsch, 1926) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  189. Species Eulima peracuta Meek & Worthen, 1861 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  190. Species Eulima picturata (A. Adams, 1863) (uncertain > unassessed, use in recent literature not established by editor)
  191. Species Eulima pusio (A. Adams, 1863) (uncertain > unassessed)
  192. Species Eulima pygmaea J. Morris & Lycett, 1851 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  193. Species Eulima pyramidalis A. Adams, 1854 (uncertain > unassessed, use in recent literature not established by editor)
  194. Species Eulima robusta Gabb, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  195. Species Eulima seminosa W. M. Gabb, 1861 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  196. Species Eulima smithi Van Winkle, 1918 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  197. Species Eulima spadae Libassi, 1859 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  198. Species Eulima stampinensis Sacco, 1892 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  199. Species Eulima subdepressa O. Boettger, 1902 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  200. Species Eulima subulina (A. Adams, 1863) (uncertain > unassessed)
  201. Species Eulima subventricosa Ihering, 1897 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  202. Species Eulima taurinensis Sacco, 1892 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  203. Species Eulima tenua Gabb, 1860 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  204. Species Eulima texana Gabb, 1860 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  205. Species Eulima turrita Zekeli, 1852 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  206. Species Eulima vagans J. Morris & Lycett, 1851 † (uncertain > unassessed)
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Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): vol. 4 p. 123 [details] OpenAccess publication
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Eulima Risso, 1826. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137970 on 2025-09-17
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Eulima Risso, 1826. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137970 on 2025-09-17
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge
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original description Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): vol. 4 p. 123 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Leiostraca H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): Vol. 1: 237-238. [details] 

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

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
page(s): 43 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

subsequent type designation ICZN. (1993). Opinion 1718. <i>Balea</i> Gray, 1824 (Mollusca, Gastropoda): conserved. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 50 (2): 155-156., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12249580
page(s): 155 [details] 
 
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