Dischides dichelus (R. B. Watson, 1879)
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
- Dischides dichelus (R. B. Watson, 1879)
- Name authority
- (R. B. Watson, 1879)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Scaphopoda
- Order
- Gadilida
- Family
- Gadilidae
- Genus
- Dischides
- 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
- classScaphopoda Bronn, 1862
- orderGadilida Starobogatov, 1974
- suborderGadilimorpha G. Steiner, 1992
- familyGadilidae Stoliczka, 1868
- genusDischides Jeffreys, 1867
- speciesDischides dichelus (R. B. Watson, 1879)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dischides. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dischides belcheri Pilsbry & Sharp, 1898 | GadilidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dischides dartevellei (Nicklès, 1979) | GadilidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dischides hintoni Lamprell & Healy, 1998 | GadilidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dischides leloeuffi (Nicklès, 1979) | GadilidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dischides montrouzieri Scarabino, 2008 | GadilidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dischides prionotus (R. B. Watson, 1879) | GadilidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dischides splendens Raines, 2002 | GadilidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dischides viperidens (Melvill & Standen, 1896) | GadilidaeMollusca | 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 |
|---|---|
| Siphonodentalium dichelum R. B. Watson, 1879 R. B. Watson, 1879 | 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=344312 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:36SCW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.