Exomilus facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Exomilus
Shells of Exomilus compressus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Exomilus Hedley, 1918
Type species
Mangelia lutaria Hedley, 1907
Species
See text

Exomilus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.

Description

The small shell is, subcylindrical. It contains few whorls. The base is concave. The sculpture consists of radial ribs latticed by spiral cords. The outer lip is slightly thickened and denticulate within. The sinus is shallow and subsutural.

Distribution

The species in this marine genus are endemic to Australia.

Species

Species within the genus Exomilus include:

• Exomilus cancellatus (Beddome, 1883)
• Exomilus compressus Fedosov & Puillandre, 2012
• Exomilus cylindricus Laseron, 1954
• Exomilus dyscritos (Verco, 1906)
• Exomilus edychrous (Hervier, 1897)
• Exomilus lutarius (Hedley, 1907)
• Exomilus pentagonalis (Verco, 1896)
• Exomilus telescopialis (Verco, 1896)

Species brought into synonymy

• Exomilus anxius (Hedley, 1909): synonym of Exomilus edychrous (Hervier, 1897)
• Exomilus compressa Fedosov & Puillandre, 2012: synonym of Exomilus compressus Fedosov & Puillandre, 2012
• Exomilus fenestratus (Tate & May, 1900): synonym of Gatliffena fenestrata (Tate & May, 1900)
• Exomilus perangulata Hervier, 1897 : synonym of Mangelia orophoma Melvill & Standen, 1896Small text
• Exomilus spica (Hedley, 1907): synonym of Exomilopsis spica (Hedley, 1907)

• Hedley, 1919 [Journal of the Royal Society of New South Wales, supplement to vol. 51: 79, 81]
• Powell, A.W.B. 1966. The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1–184, pls 1–23