Eulithidium

Eulithidium is a genus of small colorful sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant shells.[1]

Eulithidium
Eulithidium thalassicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Phasianelloidea
Family:
Phasianellidae
Genus:
Eulithidium

Pilsbry, 1898
Synonyms

Eucosmia Carpenter, 1864, non Stephens, 1831 (replacement name)

Several species in this genus were originally placed in the genus Eucosmia. However, the name Eucosmia was pre-occupied in zoology for a group of moths established by Stephens in 1829. The molluscan Eucosmia was therefore called Eulithidium to distinguish it from the group of Lepidoptera.[2]

Species

Species within the genus Eulithidium include:

Eulithidium affine
Eulithidium bellum

References
  1. Eulithidium . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 March 2013.
  2. Pilsbry H.A. 1898. Note on the subgenus Eucosmia Cpr. The Nautilus, 12: 60
  3. Eulithidium adamsi (Philippi, 1853). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  4. Eulithidium affine (C. B. Adams, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  5. Eulithidium bellum (M. Smith, 1937). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  6. Eulithidium pterocladicum (Robertson, 1958). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  7. Eulithidium tessellatum (Potiez & Michaud, 1838). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  8. Eulithidium thalassicola (Robertson, 1958). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.


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