title: Vaceuchelus
text: # 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)
  