Echinophoria intermedia (Brocchi, 1814)
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
- Echinophoria intermedia (Brocchi, 1814)
- Name authority
- (Brocchi, 1814)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Littorinimorpha
- Family
- Cassidae
- Genus
- Echinophoria
- Extinction status
- Recorded extinct
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
- subclassCaenogastropoda L. R. Cox, 1960
- orderLittorinimorpha A. N. Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
- superfamilyTonnoidea Suter, 1913 (1825)
- familyCassidae Latreille, 1825
- subfamilyPhaliinae Beu, 1981
- genusEchinophoria Sacco, 1890
- speciesEchinophoria intermedia (Brocchi, 1814)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Echinophoria. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Echinophoria carnosa Kuroda & T. Habe, 1961 | CassidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinophoria emilyae (Laws, 1932) | CassidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Echinophoria hadra (Woodring & Olsson, 1957) | CassidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinophoria kurodai (Abbott, 1968) | CassidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echinophoria pilsbryi (Woodring & Olsson, 1957) | CassidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echinophoria pollens (H. J. Finlay, 1926) | CassidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Echinophoria wyvillei (R. B. Watson, 1886) | CassidaeMollusca | 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 |
|---|---|
| Cassidea (Echinophoria) intermedia (Brocchi, 1814) (Brocchi, 1814) | synonym |
| Cassis (Echinophoria) intermedia (Brocchi, 1814) (Brocchi, 1814) | synonym |
| Buccinum intermedium Brocchi, 1814 Brocchi, 1814 | ambiguous 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=944625 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:38JR6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.