WoRMS taxon details
Eulima similis Thiele, 1925
565937 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:565937)
accepted
Species
marine
Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899.</em> 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46 [reprints paginated 1–348, pls 1–34]., available online at https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/3NJJP6TFO3ZWXZDRTI2CZV66VP76UDWR
page(s): 111 [145], pl. 12, figs 24, 24a. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 111 [145], pl. 12, figs 24, 24a. [details] Available for editors

Type locality contained in Zanzibar Channel
type locality contained in Zanzibar Channel [details]
Homonymy Eulima similis Thiele, 1925, is a junior homonym of Eulima similis d'Orbigny, 1852. No replacement name has been...
Homonymy Eulima similis Thiele, 1925, is a junior homonym of Eulima similis d'Orbigny, 1852. No replacement name has been established, but the name Eulima similis Thiele, 1925, is not in current use, and it is not known whether it applies to a taxonomically valid species. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Eulima similis Thiele, 1925. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565937 on 2025-07-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899.</em> 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46 [reprints paginated 1–348, pls 1–34]., available online at https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/3NJJP6TFO3ZWXZDRTI2CZV66VP76UDWR
page(s): 111 [145], pl. 12, figs 24, 24a. [details] Available for editors
[request]
page(s): 111 [145], pl. 12, figs 24, 24a. [details] Available for editors






From editor or global species database
Homonymy Eulima similis Thiele, 1925, is a junior homonym of Eulima similis d'Orbigny, 1852. No replacement name has been established, but the name Eulima similis Thiele, 1925, is not in current use, and it is not known whether it applies to a taxonomically valid species. [details]