MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Eulimoidea R. A. Philippi, 1853

ERMS name details

Eulimoidea R. A. Philippi, 1853

AphiaID

14783 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:14783)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Vanikoroidea J. E. Gray, 1840

Rank

Superfamily

Parent

Littorinimorpha

Original name

Eulimidae R. A. Philippi, 1853

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Eulimidae R. A. Philippi, 1853) Philippi, R. A. (1853). Handbuch der Conchyliologie und Malacozoologie. Halle: Eduard Anton. 547 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41222
page(s): 194; note: original spelling Eulimacea. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Eulimoidea R. A. Philippi, 1853. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=14783 on 2026-07-16

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Eulimoidea R. A. Philippi, 1853. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=14783 on 2026-07-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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db_admin

2009-02-02 11:06:43Z

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Gofas, Serge

2009-08-13 07:23:33Z

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db_admin

2010-06-02 13:20:13Z

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Gofas, Serge

2016-04-21 20:27:57Z

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Gofas, Serge

2023-02-28 12:49:09Z

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Neubauer, Thomas A.

2025-11-19 09:35:32Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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original description (of Eulimidae R. A. Philippi, 1853) Philippi, R. A. (1853). Handbuch der Conchyliologie und Malacozoologie. Halle: Eduard Anton. 547 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41222
page(s): 194; note: original spelling Eulimacea. [details]

basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors

source of synonymy Takano, T.; Kano, Y. (2014). Molecular phylogenetic investigations of the relationships of the echinoderm-parasite family Eulimidae within Hypsogastropoda (Mollusca). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 79: 258-269., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2014.06.021
note: States Eulimidae as member of superfamily Vanikoroidea, on the basis of sequence data. This placement implies synonymy of Eulimoidea and Vanikoroidea. [details] Available for editors

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

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