Desmopterus papilio Chun, 1889
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
- Desmopterus papilio Chun, 1889
- Name authority
- Chun, 1889
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Pteropoda
- Family
- Desmopteridae
- Genus
- Desmopterus
- 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
- subclassHeterobranchia Burmeister, 1837
- infraclassEuthyneura Spengel, 1881
- subterclassTectipleura
- orderPteropoda Cuvier, 1804
- suborderPseudothecosomata Meisenheimer, 1905
- superfamilyCymbulioidea J. E. Gray, 1840
- familyDesmopteridae Chun, 1889
- genusDesmopterus Chun, 1889
- speciesDesmopterus papilio Chun, 1889
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Desmopterus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Desmopterus pacificus Essenberg, 1919 | DesmopteridaeMollusca | 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 |
|---|---|
| Cymbulia cirroptera Gegenbaur, 1855 Gegenbaur, 1855 | synonym |
| Desmopterus cirropterus (Gegenbaur, 1855) (Gegenbaur, 1855) | 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.
- Chun, C. (1889). Bericht über eine nach den Canarischen Inseln im Winter 1887-88 ausgeführte Reise. II. Beobachtungen über die pelagische Tiefen- und Oberflächenfauna des östlichen Atlantischen Oceans. Sitzungsberichte Der Königlich Preussischen Akademie Der Wissenschaften Zu Berlin, (Juni–Dec 1888) 2. Halbband: 519–553, figs 1–14. 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:3543L. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.