Cylindriscala acus (R. B. Watson, 1883)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cylindriscala acus (R. B. Watson, 1883)
- Name authority
- (R. B. Watson, 1883)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Family
- Epitoniidae
- Genus
- Cylindriscala
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
- subclassCaenogastropoda L. R. Cox, 1960
- superfamilyEpitonioidea S. S. Berry, 1910 (1812)
- familyEpitoniidae S. S. Berry, 1910 (1812)
- genusCylindriscala de Boury, 1909
- speciesCylindriscala acus (R. B. Watson, 1883)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cylindriscala. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cylindriscala aurantia Bouchet & Warén, 1986 | EpitoniidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cylindriscala distincta (E. A. Smith, 1891) | EpitoniidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cylindriscala elata (Suter, 1917) | EpitoniidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Cylindriscala jeffreysi (Tryon, 1887) | EpitoniidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cylindriscala lawsi P. A. Maxwell, 1992 | EpitoniidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Cylindriscala nitida (Kuroda & Ko. Itô, 1961) | EpitoniidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cylindriscala sibogae (Schepman, 1909) | EpitoniidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cylindriscala suteri P. A. Maxwell, 1992 | EpitoniidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Cylindriscala thalassae Bouchet & Warén, 1986 | EpitoniidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cylindriscala turrita (T. Nakayama, 1995) | EpitoniidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cylindriscala vicina (Dautzenberg & de Boury, 1897) | EpitoniidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Scala acus var. paucicostata Dautzenberg & de Boury, 1897 Dautzenberg & de Boury, 1897 | synonym |
| Scalaria acus R. B. Watson, 1883 R. B. Watson, 1883 | synonym |
| Scala acus (R. B. Watson, 1883) (R. B. Watson, 1883) | synonym |
| Cylindriscala solidula (Monterosato, 1875) (Monterosato, 1875) | synonym |
| Scalaria fulgens de Boury, 1909 de Boury, 1909 | synonym |
| Scalaria acus var. parcicostata Dautzenberg & de Boury, 1897 Dautzenberg & de Boury, 1897 | synonym |
| Cylindriscala fulgens (de Boury, 1909) (de Boury, 1909) | synonym |
| Scala monterosatoi de Boury, 1890 de Boury, 1890 | synonym |
| Scalaria solidula Monterosato, 1875 Monterosato, 1875 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139701 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:332PD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.