Elsius agulhasensis (Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931)
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
- Elsius agulhasensis (Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931)
- Name authority
- (Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Family
- Crassatellidae
- Genus
- Elsius
- 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
- classBivalvia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassAutobranchia Grobben, 1894
- infraclassHeteroconchia J. E. Gray, 1854
- subterclassArchiheterodonta Giribet, 2007
- superfamilyCrassatelloidea A. Férussac, 1822
- familyCrassatellidae A. Férussac, 1822
- genusElsius M. Huber, 2015
- speciesElsius agulhasensis (Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931)
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 |
|---|---|
| Digitaria agulhasensis (Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931) (Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931) | synonym |
| Astarte agulhasensis Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931 Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931 | 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.
- Huber, M. (2015). Compendium of bivalves 2. A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp. + 1 CD–ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6). [Tellinidae by M. Huber, A. Langleit & K. Kreipl, pp. 167–297, 564–746]. 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:39D9R. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.