Daphniola exigua (A. Schmidt, 1856)
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
- Daphniola exigua (A. Schmidt, 1856)
- Name authority
- (A. Schmidt, 1856)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Littorinimorpha
- Family
- Hydrobiidae
- Genus
- Daphniola
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · 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
- orderLittorinimorpha A. N. Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
- superfamilyTruncatelloidea J. E. Gray, 1840
- familyHydrobiidae W. Stimpson, 1865
- subfamilyBelgrandiinae De Stefani, 1877
- genusDaphniola Radoman, 1973
- speciesDaphniola exigua (A. Schmidt, 1856)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Daphniola. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Daphniola eptalophos Radea, 2011 | HydrobiidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Daphniola louisi Falniowski & Szarowska, 2000 | HydrobiidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Valvata exigua A. Schmidt, 1856 A. Schmidt, 1856 | synonym |
| Horatia (Daphniola) exigua (A. Schmidt, 1856) (A. Schmidt, 1856) | synonym |
| Valvata (Cincinna) hellenica Westerlund, 1898 Westerlund, 1898 | 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=719155 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:345K6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.