Diaphana californica Dall, 1919
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
- Diaphana californica Dall, 1919
- Name authority
- Dall, 1919
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Family
- Diaphanidae
- Genus
- Diaphana
- 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
- familyDiaphanidae Odhner, 1914 (1857)
- genusDiaphana T. Brown, 1827
- speciesDiaphana californica Dall, 1919
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diaphana. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diaphana anderssoni (Strebel, 1908) | DiaphanidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphana caribaea Espinosa, Ortea & Fernández-Garcés, 2001 | DiaphanidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphana globosa (Lovén, 1846) | DiaphanidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphana makarovi Gorbunov, 1946 | DiaphanidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphana marshalli (Sykes, 1904) | DiaphanidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphana mauretaniensis Schiøtte, 1998 | DiaphanidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphana pacifica Schiøtte, 1998 | DiaphanidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphana pfefferi (Strebel, 1908) | DiaphanidaeMollusca | 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 |
|---|---|
| Amphisphyra subquadrata Keep, 1887 Keep, 1887 | 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.
- Dall, W. H. (1919). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the North Pacific Ocean in the collection of the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 56 (2295): 293–371. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.56-2295.293 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:35BGZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.