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Vaceuchelus

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Vaceuchelus
Drawing of a shell of Vaceuchelus semilugubris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Chilodontaidae
Genus: Vaceuchelus
Iredale, 1929
Type species
Euchelus angulatus
Pease, 1867

Vaceuchelus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Chilodontaidae.[1]

Distribution

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This genus occurs in the Indo Pacific, from the Red Sea to French Polynesia; also off Australia.

Species

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Species within the genus Vaceuchelus include:

Synonyms
  • Vaceuchelus angulatus (Pease, 1867): synonym of Vaceuchelus foveolatus (A. Adams, 1853) (junior subjective synonym)
  • Vaceuchelus ludiviniae Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006:[6] synonym of Herpetopoma ludiviniae (Poppe, Tagaro & H. Dekker, 2006) (original combination)
  • Vaceuchelus mysticus (Pilsbry, 1890): synonym of Euchelus mysticus Pilsbry, 1889
  • Vaceuchelus roseolus (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869): synonym of Tallorbis roseola G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869
  • Vaceuchelus saguili Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006:[7] synonym of Vaceuchelus favosus (Melvill & Standen, 1896)

References

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  • Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.
  • Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Dekker H. (2006) The Seguenziidae, Chilodontidae, Trochidae, Calliostomatidae and Solariellidae of the Philippine Islands. Visaya Supplement 2: 1-228. page(s): 47
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