Entocolax schwanitschi Heding, 1938
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
- Entocolax schwanitschi Heding, 1938
- Name authority
- Heding, 1938
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Littorinimorpha
- Family
- Eulimidae
- Genus
- Entocolax
- 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
- subclassCaenogastropoda L. R. Cox, 1960
- orderLittorinimorpha A. N. Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
- superfamilyVanikoroidea J. E. Gray, 1840
- familyEulimidae R. A. Philippi, 1853
- genusEntocolax Voigt, 1888
- speciesEntocolax schwanitschi Heding, 1938
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Entocolax. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Entocolax chiridotae Scarlato, 1951 | EulimidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Entocolax ludwigii Voigt, 1888 | EulimidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Entocolax olgae Nekhaev, 2016 | EulimidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Entocolax schiemenzii Voigt, 1901 | EulimidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Entocolax trochodotae Heding, 1934 | EulimidaeMollusca | 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.
- Heding, S. G., & Mandahl-Barth, G. (1938). Investigations on the anatomy and systematic position of the parasitic snail Entocolax (Voigt). Meddelelser Om Grønland, 108. 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:39YPM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.