Dyscolia wyvillei (Davidson, 1878)
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
- Dyscolia wyvillei (Davidson, 1878)
- Name authority
- (Davidson, 1878)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Brachiopoda
- Class
- Rhynchonellata
- Order
- Terebratulida
- Family
- Dyscoliidae
- Genus
- Dyscolia
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
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
- phylumBrachiopoda Duméril, 1805
- subphylumRhynchonelliformea Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer & Popov, 1996
- classRhynchonellata Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer & Popov, 1996
- orderTerebratulida Waagen, 1883
- suborderTerebratulidina Waagen, 1883
- superfamilyDyscolioidea Fischer & Oehlert, 1891
- familyDyscoliidae Fischer & Oehlert, 1891
- subfamilyDyscoliinae Fischer & Oehlert, 1891
- genusDyscolia Fischer & Oehlert, 1890
- speciesDyscolia wyvillei (Davidson, 1878)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Terebratulina wyvillei Davidson, 1878 Davidson, 1878 | 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.
- Fischer, P. & Œhlert, D.-P. (1891). Brachiopodes. In: Expéditions scientifiques du « Travailleur » et du « Talisman » pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883. Expéditions Scientifiques Du Travailleur et Du Talisman, 1880-1883, Masson, Paris 2 : 1-140. 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:388BT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.