thick emarginula
Emarginula crassa J. Sowerby, 1813
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
- Emarginula crassa J. Sowerby, 1813
- Name authority
- J. Sowerby, 1813
- Common name
- thick emarginula
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Lepetellida
- Family
- Fissurellidae
- Genus
- Emarginula
- 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
- orderLepetellida Moskalev, 1971
- superfamilyFissurelloidea J. Fleming, 1822
- familyFissurellidae J. Fleming, 1822
- subfamilyEmarginulinae Children, 1834
- genusEmarginula Lamarck, 1801
- speciesEmarginula crassa J. Sowerby, 1813
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Emarginula. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Emarginula adamsiana G. B. Sowerby II, 1863 | FissurellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Emarginula adriatica O. G. Costa, 1830 | FissurellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Emarginula agulhasensis Thiele, 1925 | FissurellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Emarginula alba R. B. Watson, 1897 | FissurellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Emarginula amyda Shikama, 1962 | FissurellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Emarginula bicancellata Montrouzier, 1860 | FissurellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Emarginula camilla Melvill & Standen, 1903 | FissurellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Emarginula compta T. Habe, 1953 | FissurellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Emarginula concinna A. Adams, 1852 | FissurellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Emarginula costulata Deshayes, 1863 | FissurellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Emarginula curvamen Iredale, 1925 | FissurellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Emarginula curvata Schepman, 1908 | FissurellidaeMollusca | 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 |
|---|---|
| Emarginula crassalta S. V. Wood, 1874 S. V. Wood, 1874 | synonym |
| Emarginula decussata R. A. Philippi, 1844 R. A. Philippi, 1844 | synonym |
| Emarginula (Emarginula) magnifica Pilsbry, 1891 Pilsbry, 1891 | synonym |
| Emarginula crassa var. complanata Harmer, 1923 Harmer, 1923 | synonym |
| Emarginula anassa Dean, 1926 Dean, 1926 | synonym |
| Emarginula gigantea G. Seguenza, 1863 G. Seguenza, 1863 | synonym |
| Emarginula crassalta var. conica Harmer, 1923 Harmer, 1923 | 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.
- Sowerby, J. (1812). The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth [Vol. I]. London, privately published, pp. i–vii, 9–234 + index [2 pp.], pls 1–102 [pp. i–vii, 9–32, pls 4–9 (1812); pp. 33–96, pls 10–44 (1813); pp. 97–178, pls 45–78** (1814); pp. 179–234, Index, pls 79–102 (1815)]. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.14408 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:39F8X. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.