title: Exomilus
text: # Exomilus
  
  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, 1896
  * Exomilus spica (Hedley, 1907): synonym of Exomilopsis spica (Hedley, 1907)
  