Curveulima

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Curveulima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Eulimoidea
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Curveulima
Laseron, 1955

Curveulima is a major genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae. [1]

Species

There are multiple known species to exist within the genus, Curveulima, these include the following:

Species brought into synonymy:

  • Curveulima echinocardiachila (Habe, 1976) accepted as Hypermastus exhinocardiachila (Habe, 1976)
  • Curveulima flavipunctata (Habe, 1961) accepted as Amamibalcis flavipunctata (Habe, 1961)
  • Curveulima lata (Laseron, 1955) accepted as Parvioris subobtusa (Laseron, 1955)
  • Curveulima macrophthalmica (Warén, 1972) accepted as Curveulima macrophtalmica (Warén, 1972)
  • Curveulima obtusa (Laseron, 1955) accepted as Melanella obtusa (Laseron, 1955)
  • Curveulima quantilla (Turton, 1932) accepted as Curveulima icafra (Bartsch, 1915)
  • Curveulima subobtusa (Laseron, 1955) accepted as Parvioris subobtusa (Laseron, 1955)

References

  1. Laseron, 1955. Warén A. (1984) A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Journal of Molluscan Studies suppl. 13: 1-96. page(s): 38. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137964 on 2013-01-08.

External links

External identifiers for Curveulima
WoRMS 137964


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