Eulimellini Explained

Eulimellini is a tribe of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

Taxonomy

According to Schander, Van Aartsen & Corgan (1999) there are 17 genera in the Eulimellinae.^[1]

As "Eulimellinae", this taxon was previously one of eleven recognised subfamilies of the Pyramidellidae (according to the taxonomy of Ponder & Lindberg, 1997).^[2]

In the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005), this subfamily Cingulininae was downgraded to the rank of tribe, as Eulimellini, belonging to the subfamily Turbonillinae.

Genera

Genera within the tribe Eulimellini include:^[1]

• Bacteridella Saurin, 1959
• Bacteridium Thiele, 1929
• Belonidium Cossmann, 1893
• Careliopsis Mörch, 1875
• Discobasis Cossmann, 1888
• Eulimella Forbes & MacAndrew, 1846 - type genus of the tribe Eulimellini
• Instarella Laseron, 1959
• Kejdonia Mifsud, 1999
• Koloonella Laseron, 1959
• Latavia Laseron, 1951
• Loxoptyxis Cossmann, 1888
• Paradoxella Laseron, 1951
• Raulostraca Oliver, 1915
• Saccoina Dall & Bartsch, 1904
• Tathrella Laseron, 1959
• Terelimella Laws, 1938
• Visma Dall & Bartsch, 1904

See also

• Turbonillinae#Problematic genera within the family Turbonillinae

Notes and References

1. Schander C. . Schander C. . van Aartsen, J. J. . Corgan, J. C. . 1999 . Families and genera of the Pyramidelloidea (Mollusca: Gastropoda) . Bollettino Malacologico . 34 . 9–12 . 145–166 .
2. Ponder, W.F. . Lindberg, D. R. . 1997 . Towards a phylogeny of gastropod molluscs: an analysis using morphological characters . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 119 . 2 . 88–265 . 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1997.tb00137.x . free .