Vaceuchelus
# Vaceuchelus

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 Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006
* Vaceuchelus ampullus (Tate, 1893)
* Vaceuchelus auricatris Huang & Fu, 2015
* Vaceuchelus cavernoides Vilvens, 2017
* Vaceuchelus cavernosus (G.B. Sowerby III, 1905)
* Vaceuchelus clathratus (A. Adams, 1853)
* Vaceuchelus cretaceus Herbert, 2012
* Vaceuchelus delpretei (Caramagna, 1888)
* Vaceuchelus entienzai Poppe & Tagaro, 2016
* Vaceuchelus favosus (Melvill & Standen, 1896)
* Vaceuchelus foveolatus (A. Adams, 1853)
* Vaceuchelus gemmula (Turton, 1932)
* Vaceuchelus gotoi Poppe & Tagarao, 2020
* Vaceuchelus jayorum Herbert, 2012
* Vaceuchelus natalensis (E.A. Smith, 1906)
* Vaceuchelus pagoboorum Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006
* Vaceuchelus phaios Vilvens, 2017
* Vaceuchelus profundior (May, 1915)
* Vaceuchelus rapaensis(Vilvens, 2017)
* Vaceuchelus scrobiculatus (Souverbie, 1866)
* Vaceuchelus semilugubris (Deshayes, 1863)
* Vaceuchelus vallesi Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006
* Vaceuchelus vangoethemi Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006

### Synonyms

* Vaceuchelus angulatus (Pease, 1867): synonym of Vaceuchelus foveolatus (A. Adams, 1853) (junior subjective synonym)
* Vaceuchelus ludiviniae Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006: 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: synonym of Vaceuchelus favosus (Melvill & Standen, 1896)
