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Genus of gastropods

Euchelus
Apertural view of a shell of Euchelus asper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Chilodontaidae
Genus: Euchelus
Philippi, 1847
Type species
Trochus quadricarinatus
Holten, 1802
Synonyms

Trochus (Euchelus) Philippi, 1847

Euchelus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chilodontaidae (formerly in the family Trochidae).

Description

The umbilicate or imperforate shell has a globose-turbinate shape. It is umbilicate or imperforate. The whorls are rounded and with spirally granose revolving ribs. The aperture is subcircular. The outer lip is thickened, and crenulate within. The columella shows a central tooth or a notch at the base. The operculum has few whorls that are rapidly increasing.

Distribution

This marine species occur in the Indo-Pacific.

Species

Species within the genus Euchelus include:

Taxon inquirendum
  • Euchelus maculosus Pease, 1863
Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. Euchelus Philippi, 1847. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 March 2013.
  2. Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
  3. Euchelus atratus (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
  4. Euchelus guttarosea Dall, 1889. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
  5. Euchelus pullatus Anton, 1848. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
  6. Euchelus bicinctus Philippi, 1849. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
Taxon identifiers
Euchelus
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