Eudolium
Encyclopedia
Eudolium is a genus
of large sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Tonnidae
, the tun shells.
Species brought into synonymuy :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of large sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Tonnidae
Tonnidae
Tonnidae is a family of medium-sized to very large sea snails, known as the tun shells. These are marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha and the clade Littorinimorpha.- Taxonomy :...
, the tun shells.
Species
Species within the genus Eudolium include:- Eudolium bairdiiEudolium bairdiiEudolium bairdii is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells....
(Verrill & Smith in Verrill, 1881) - Eudolium crosseanumEudolium crosseanumEudolium crosseanum is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells....
(di Monterosato, 1869) - Eudolium pyriformeEudolium pyriformeEudolium pyriforme, common name the false tun shell, is a species of large, rare, deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tonnidae, the tun snails....
(Sowerby, 1914)
Species brought into synonymuy :
- Eudolium aulacodes Tomlin, 1927 : synonym of Oocorys sulcataOocorys sulcataOocorys sulcata is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails....
P. Fischer, 1884 - Eudolium inflatum Kuroda & Habe, 1952 : synonym of Eudolium bairdii (Verrill & Smith in Verrill, 1881)
- Eudolium kuroharai Azuma, 1960 : synonym of Eudolium bairdii (Verrill & Smith in Verrill, 1881)
- Eudolium lineatum Osima, 1943 : synonym of Eudolium bairdii (Verrill & Smith in Verrill, 1881)
- Eudolium thompsoni McGinty, 1955 : synonym of Eudolium crosseanum (di Monterosato, 1869)