Elaphriella leia Vilvens & S. T. Williams, 2016
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
- Elaphriella leia Vilvens & S. T. Williams, 2016
- Name authority
- Vilvens & S. T. Williams, 2016
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Trochida
- Family
- Solariellidae
- Genus
- Elaphriella
- 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
- subclassVetigastropoda Salvini-Plawen, 1980
- orderTrochida
- superfamilyTrochoidea Rafinesque, 1815
- familySolariellidae A. W. B. Powell, 1951
- genusElaphriella Vilvens & S. T. Williams, 2016
- speciesElaphriella leia Vilvens & S. T. Williams, 2016
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Elaphriella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Elaphriella dikhonikhe Vilvens & S. T. Williams, 2016 | SolariellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elaphriella helios Vilvens & S. T. Williams, 2016 | SolariellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elaphriella wareni Vilvens & S. T. Williams, 2016 | SolariellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Vilvens, C., & Williams, S. T. (2016). New genus and new species of Solariellidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from New Caledonia, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and French Polynesia. In: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 29. Mémoires Du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, 208: 267–289. 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:3937Y. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.