Curveulima is a major genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.[1]

Curveulima
Shell of Curveulima obliquistoma (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Curveulima
Laseron, 1955
Type species
Curveulima cornuta
Laseron, 1955

Species

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There are multiple known species to exist within the genus, Curveulima, these include the following:

Species brought into synonymy
Taxon inquirendum
  • Curveulima kowiensis (Turton, 1932)

References

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  1. ^ Laseron, 1955. Warén A. (1984) A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Journal of Molluscan Studies suppl. 13: 1-96. page(s): 38. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137964 on 2013-01-08.
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