Euchelus
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Euchelus is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Chilodontidae (formerly in the family [[Trochidae]], the top snails).
Species brought into synonymy :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
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Chilodontidae (formerly in the family [[Trochidae]], the top snails).
Species
Species within the genus Euchelus include:- Euchelus atratusEuchelus atratusEuchelus atratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.-References:* Drivas, J. & M. Jay . Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice...
(Gmelin, 1791) - Euchelus barbadensis Dall, 1927
- Euchelus bermudensis Moolenbeek & Faber, 1989
- Euchelus bicinctusEuchelus bicinctusEuchelus bicinctus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.-References:* Herbert D.G. . Observations on Clanculus tonnerrei . Tropical Zoology 9: 31-45...
Philippi, 1849 - Euchelus eucastus Dall, 1927
- Euchelus guttaroseaEuchelus guttaroseaEuchelus guttarosea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.-References:* Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp , Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota....
Dall, 1889 - Euchelus hummelincki Moolenbeek & Faber, 1989
- Euchelus mysticus Pilsbry, 1889
- Euchelus pullatusEuchelus pullatusEuchelus pullatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae....
Anton, 1848
Species brought into synonymy :
- Euchelus ampullus Tate, 1893 : synonym of Vaceuchelus ampullus (Tate, 1893)
- Euchelus angulatus Pease, 1867 : synonym of Vaceuchelus angulatus (Pease, 1867)
- Euchelus erythraeensis Sturany, 1903 : synonym of Clanculus tonnerreiClanculus tonnerreiClanculus tonnerrei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-Distribution:This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Djibouti, the Mascarene basin, Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania.-References:* Drivas, J. & M. Jay ....
(G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1874) - Euchelus favosus Melvill & Standen, 1896 : synonym of Vaceuchelus clathratus (A. Adams, 1853)
- Euchelus profundior May, 1915 : synonym of Vaceuchelus profundior (May, 1915)
- Euchelus providentiae Melvill, 1909: synonym of Herpetopoma providentiae (Melvill, 1909)
- Euchelus ringens Schepman, 1908 : synonym of Herpetopoma ringens (Schepman, 1908)
- Euchelus ruber : synonym of Herpetopoma rubrum (A. Adams, 1853)
- Euchelus scabriusculus A. Adams & Angas, 1867 : synonym of Herpetopoma scabriusculum (A. Adams & Angas, 1867)
- Euchelus scrobiculatus (Souverbie, 1886) : synonym of Vaceuchelus scrobiculatus (Souverbie, 1866)