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Family: Eulimidae



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348 species
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL

 
Microeulima hemphillii
[Brown eulima]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Monogamus minibulla
[]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Mucronalia bulimuloides
[]
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Mucronalia mammillata
[]
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Nanobalcis nana
[]
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Nanobalcis worsfoldi
[]
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Max. Length 2.1 cm DL

 
Niso aeglees
[Brown-line niso]
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Niso attilioi
[]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL

 
Niso circinata
[]
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Max. Length 4.5 cm DL

 
Niso hendersoni
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

East Pacific.

Niso hipolitensis Bartsch, 1917

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Niso hipolitensis
[Hipolito niso]
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Niso lomana
[]
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Max. Length 1.0 cm DL

 
Niso microforis
[]
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Niso penipauliasi
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL

 
Niso portoricensis
[]
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Max. Length 1.9 cm DL

 
Niso tricolor
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Niso venosa
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Oceanida confluens
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Oceanida faberi
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Oceanida graduata
[Shouldered eulima]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Oceanida inglei
[]
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Ophieulima fuscoapicata
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Ophieulima minima
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Ophiolamia armigeri
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Palisadia subulata
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Parvioris brevis
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Parvioris ibizenca
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Parvioris inflexa
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Parvioris shoplandi
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Peasistilifer nitidula
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Pelseneeria minor
[]
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Pelseneeria stimpsonii
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Pelseneeria sudamericana
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Pictobalcis articulata
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL

 
Pisolamia brychia
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Polygireulima amblytera
[]
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Polygireulima rutila
[Auburn eulima]
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Prostilifer subpellucida
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Pseudosabinella bakeri
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Pulicicochlea faba
[]
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Punctifera ophiomoerae
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Pyramidelloides angustus
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Max. Length 0.1 cm DL

 
Pyramidelloides barbadensis
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Pyramidelloides carinatus
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Pyramidelloides glaber
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Pyramidelloides miranda
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Pyramidelloides multicostatus
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Pyramidelloides pagoda
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Pyramidelloides suteri
[]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Pyramidelloides triliratus
[]
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL

 
Rectilabrum lanceolatum
[]
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Robillardia cernica
[]
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Sabinella bakeri
[]
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Sabinella piriformis
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Sabinella troglodytes
[Pencil-spine eulima]
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Scalenostoma babylonia
[]
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Scalenostoma carinatum
[]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Scalenostoma perrierae
[]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL

 
Scalenostoma subulatum
[Distorted eulima]
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Sticteulima cabrali
[]
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Sticteulima canopusensis
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Sticteulima jeffreysiana
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Sticteulima kermadecensis
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Sticteulima lentiginosa
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL

 
Stilapex polaris
[]
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Stilifer ovoideus
[]
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Strombiformis alaskensis
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Strombiformis almo
[]
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Strombiformis auricinctus
[Gold-striped melanella]
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Strombiformis bifasciatus
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Strombiformis bilineatus
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Strombiformis hemphilli
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Teretianax minuta
[]
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL

 
Thaleia nisonis
[Regal benthonella]
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Thyca astericola
[]
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Thyonicola americana
[]
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL

 
Trochostilifer eucidaricola
[]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Umbilibalcis lata
[Wide aclis]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL

 
Vitreobalcis nutans
[]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Vitreolina alayoi
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Vitreolina antiflexa
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Vitreolina arcuata
[Twisted eulima]
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Vitreolina bermudezi
[]
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Vitreolina cionella
[]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Vitreolina colini
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Vitreolina columbiana
[]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Vitreolina conica
[]
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Vitreolina curva
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Vitreolina incurva
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Vitreolina levantina
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Vitreolina macra
[]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Vitreolina maracuya
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Vitreolina perminima
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Vitreolina philippi
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Vitreolina subconica
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Vitreolina wareni
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Vitreolina yod
[]
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Vitreolina zugnigae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Microeulima hemphillii Brown eulima Western Central Atlantic 0.5 DL 1884
Monogamus minibulla Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1958
Mucronalia bulimuloides Western Atlantic. 0.6 DL 1927
Mucronalia mammillata Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1927
Nanobalcis nana Mediterranean Sea. 1878
Nanobalcis worsfoldi Western Central Atlantic 0.2 DL 1990
Niso aeglees Brown-line niso Western Atlantic 2.1 DL 1885
Niso attilioi Western Atlantic 1982
Niso circinata Western Atlantic. 0.7 DL 1889
Niso hendersoni Western Central Atlantic. 4.5 DL 1953
Niso hipolitensis Hipolito niso East Pacific. 1917
Niso lomana Eastern Pacific and Weste 1917
Niso microforis Western Atlantic. 1.0 DL 1927
Niso penipauliasi Western Atlantic. 2022
Niso portoricensis Western Atlantic. 0.9 DL 1901
Niso tricolor Western Central Atlantic 1.9 DL 1889
Niso venosa Western Indian Ocean. 1895
Oceanida confluens Mediterranean Sea. 1986
Oceanida faberi Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1988
Oceanida graduata Shouldered eulima Atlantic Ocean. 0.3 DL 1870
Oceanida inglei Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1978
Ophieulima fuscoapicata Southwest Pacific 1981
Ophieulima minima Atlantic Ocean. 0.3 DL 1927
Ophiolamia armigeri Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1981
Palisadia subulata Western Central Pacific 1956
Parvioris brevis Southwest Pacific and Eas 1834
Parvioris ibizenca Mediterranean Sea. 1968
Parvioris inflexa Southwest Pacific and Eas 1868
Parvioris shoplandi Northwest Pacific 1898
Peasistilifer nitidula Eastern Central Pacific 1860
Pelseneeria minor Mediterranean Sea. 1908
Pelseneeria stimpsonii Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1872
Pelseneeria sudamericana Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 2001
Pictobalcis articulata Southwest Pacific and Eas 1834
Pisolamia brychia Atlantic Ocean. 1.3 DL 1883
Polygireulima amblytera Western Central Atlantic. 0.6 DL 1900
Polygireulima rutila Auburn eulima East Pacific. 1866
Prostilifer subpellucida Eastern Central Pacific 1868
Pseudosabinella bakeri Eastern Central Pacific 1917
Pulicicochlea faba Eastern Central Pacific 1978
Punctifera ophiomoerae Southwest Pacific 1981
Pyramidelloides angustus Eastern Central Pacific 1898
Pyramidelloides barbadensis Western Atlantic. 0.1 DL 1992
Pyramidelloides carinatus Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1876
Pyramidelloides glaber Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1990
Pyramidelloides miranda Central Pacific 1861
Pyramidelloides multicostatus Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1990
Pyramidelloides pagoda Southwest Pacific 1926
Pyramidelloides suteri Southwest Pacific 1915
Pyramidelloides triliratus Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1873
Rectilabrum lanceolatum Atlantic Ocean. 0.5 DL 1986
Robillardia cernica Western Central Pacific, 1889
Sabinella bakeri Western Central Pacific, 1917
Sabinella piriformis Mediterranean Sea. 1873
Sabinella troglodytes Pencil-spine eulima Atlantic Ocean. 0.4 DL 1925
Scalenostoma babylonia Atlantic Ocean. 1912
Scalenostoma carinatum Eastern Central Pacific 1863
Scalenostoma perrierae Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 2001
Scalenostoma subulatum Distorted eulima Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P 1.5 DL 1832
Sticteulima cabrali Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P 2021
Sticteulima canopusensis Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P 2021
Sticteulima jeffreysiana Mediterranean Sea. 1869
Sticteulima kermadecensis Southwest Pacific 1915
Sticteulima lentiginosa Mediterranean Sea. 1861
Stilapex polaris Western Atlantic and Indi 0.5 DL 1916
Stilifer ovoideus Western Central Pacific 1853
Strombiformis alaskensis Western Central Pacific 1917
Strombiformis almo Western Central Pacific 1917
Strombiformis auricinctus Gold-striped melanella Western Central Atlantic 1958
Strombiformis bifasciatus Western Central Atlantic 1842
Strombiformis bilineatus Western Central Atlantic 1848
Strombiformis hemphilli Western Central Atlantic 1884
Teretianax minuta Eastern Central Pacific 1932
Thaleia nisonis Regal benthonella Western Atlantic. 0.9 DL 1889
Thyca astericola Western Central Pacific 1850
Thyonicola americana Northeast Pacific 1961
Trochostilifer eucidaricola Western Atlantic. 0.5 DL 1989
Umbilibalcis lata Wide aclis East Pacific. 0.6 DL 1889
Vitreobalcis nutans Western Central Atlantic 0.7 DL 1824
Vitreolina alayoi Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 2001
Vitreolina antiflexa Mediterranean Sea. 1884
Vitreolina arcuata Twisted eulima Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1850
Vitreolina bermudezi Western Central Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1933
Vitreolina cionella Mediterranean Sea. 1878
Vitreolina colini Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 2006
Vitreolina columbiana Canada 1917
Vitreolina conica Western Central Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1850
Vitreolina curva Mediterranean Sea. 1874
Vitreolina incurva Mediterranean Sea. 1883
Vitreolina levantina Mediterranean Sea. 1994
Vitreolina macra Mediterranean Sea. 1917
Vitreolina maracuya Western Atlantic. 0.6 DL 2001
Vitreolina perminima Mediterranean Sea. 1883
Vitreolina philippi Eastern Atlantic and Medi 1854
Vitreolina subconica Eastern Atlantic. 1890
Vitreolina wareni Southeast Pacific 1980
Vitreolina yod Southeast Pacific 1857
Vitreolina zugnigae Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 2001



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