Euchelus asper (Gmelin, 1791)
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
- Euchelus asper (Gmelin, 1791)
- Name authority
- (Gmelin, 1791)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Seguenziida
- Family
- Chilodontidae
- Genus
- Euchelus
- 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
- orderSeguenziida Haszprunar, 1986
- superfamilySeguenzioidea A. E. Verrill, 1884
- familyChilodontidae Wenz, 1938
- genusEuchelus R. A. Philippi, 1847
- speciesEuchelus asper (Gmelin, 1791)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Euchelus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Euchelus bermudensis Moolenbeek & M. J. Faber, 1989 | ChilodontidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euchelus dampierensis Jansen, 1994 | ChilodontidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euchelus decora Poppe & Tagaro, 2016 | ChilodontidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euchelus eucastus Dall, 1927 | ChilodontidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euchelus guttarosea Dall, 1889 | ChilodontidaeMollusca | 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 |
|---|---|
| Trochus asper Gmelin, 1791 Gmelin, 1791 | ambiguous synonym |
| Cidaris granulata Röding, 1798 Röding, 1798 | synonym |
| Euchelus alabastrum (Reeve, 1858) (Reeve, 1858) | synonym |
| Euchelus quadricarinatus (Holten, 1802) (Holten, 1802) | synonym |
| Trochus quadricarinatus Holten, 1802 Holten, 1802 | synonym |
| Monodonta tricarinata Lamarck, 1818 Lamarck, 1818 | synonym |
| Euchelus indicus A. Adams, 1855 A. Adams, 1855 | synonym |
| Trochus (Euchele) alabastrum Reeve, 1858 Reeve, 1858 | 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.
- https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=701781 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:3BSPT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.