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Engina solida (Dall, 1917)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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
Engina solida (Dall, 1917)
Name authority
(Dall, 1917)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Neogastropoda
Family
Pisaniidae
Genus
Engina
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumMollusca
  4. classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
  5. subclassCaenogastropoda L. R. Cox, 1960
  6. orderNeogastropoda Wenz, 1938
  7. superfamilyBuccinoidea Rafinesque, 1815
  8. familyPisaniidae J. E. Gray, 1857
  9. genusEngina J. E. Gray, 1839
  10. speciesEngina solida (Dall, 1917)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Engina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Engina armillata (Reeve, 1846)PisaniidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Engina astricta (Reeve, 1846)PisaniidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Engina australis (Pease, 1871)PisaniidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Engina bonasia (E. von Martens, 1880)PisaniidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Engina concinna (Reeve, 1846)PisaniidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Engina cronuchorda Fraussen & Chino, 2011PisaniidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Engina curtisiana (E. A. Smith, 1884)PisaniidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Engina frausseni Chino, 2015PisaniidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Engina fuscolineata E. A. Smith, 1913PisaniidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Engina goncalvesi Coltro, 2005PisaniidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Engina ignicula Fraussen, 2004PisaniidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Engina layardi Melvill, 1895PisaniidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 33 records assigned to Pisaniidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Engina carbonaria var. fusiformis Stearns, 1894 Stearns, 1894synonym
Nassarina solida Dall, 1917 Dall, 1917synonym
Engina senae Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932 Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932synonym
Engina senae multa Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932 Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932synonym
Engina fusiformis Stearns, 1894 Stearns, 1894synonym

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.

  1. Dall, W. H. (1917). Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences to the Galapagos Islands, 1905-1906. XI: Preliminary descriptions of new species of Pulmonata of the Galapagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th Series, 2 (1/11): 375–382. 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:39T77. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.