Vaceuchelus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Chilodontaidae.
Distribution
This genus occurs in the Indo Pacific, from the Red Sea to French Polynesia; also off Australia.
Species
Species within the genus Vaceuchelus include:
- Vaceuchelus abdii <small>Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006</small>
- Vaceuchelus ampullus <small>(Tate, 1893)</small>
- Vaceuchelus auricatris <small>Huang & Fu, 2015</small>
- Vaceuchelus cavernoides <small>Vilvens, 2017</small>
- Vaceuchelus cavernosus <small>(G.B. Sowerby III, 1905)</small>
- Vaceuchelus clathratus <small>(A. Adams, 1853)</small>
- Vaceuchelus cretaceus <small>Herbert, 2012</small>
- Vaceuchelus delpretei <small>(Caramagna, 1888)</small>
- Vaceuchelus elegantissimus <small>Poppe & Tagaro, 2026</small>
- Vaceuchelus entienzai <small>Poppe & Tagaro, 2016</small>
- Vaceuchelus favosus <small>(Melvill & Standen, 1896)</small>
- Vaceuchelus foveolatus <small>(A. Adams, 1853)</small>
- Vaceuchelus gemmula <small>(Turton, 1932)</small>
- Vaceuchelus gotoi <small>Poppe & Tagarao, 2020</small>
- Vaceuchelus jayorum <small>Herbert, 2012</small>
- Vaceuchelus natalensis <small>(E.A. Smith, 1906)</small>
- Vaceuchelus pagoboorum <small>Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006</small>
- Vaceuchelus phaios <small>Vilvens, 2017</small>
- Vaceuchelus profundior <small>(May, 1915)</small>
- Vaceuchelus rapaensis<small>(Vilvens, 2017)</small>
- Vaceuchelus scrobiculatus <small>(Souverbie, 1866)</small>
- Vaceuchelus semilugubris <small>(Deshayes, 1863)</small>
- Vaceuchelus vallesi <small>Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006</small>
- Vaceuchelus vangoethemi <small>Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006</small>
Synonyms:
- Vaceuchelus angulatus <small>(Pease, 1867)</small>: synonym of Vaceuchelus foveolatus <small>(A. Adams, 1853)</small> (junior subjective synonym)
- Vaceuchelus ludiviniae <small>Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006</small>: synonym of Herpetopoma ludiviniae <small>(Poppe, Tagaro & H. Dekker, 2006)</small> (original combination)
- Vaceuchelus mysticus <small>(Pilsbry, 1890)</small>: synonym of Euchelus mysticus <small>Pilsbry, 1889</small>
- Vaceuchelus roseolus <small>(G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869)</small>: synonym of Tallorbis roseola <small>G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869</small>
- Vaceuchelus saguili <small>Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006</small>: synonym of Vaceuchelus favosus <small>(Melvill & Standen, 1896)</small>
References
- 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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