Euchelus eucastus Dall, 1927
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 eucastus Dall, 1927
- Name authority
- Dall, 1927
- 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 eucastus Dall, 1927
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 asper (Gmelin, 1791) | ChilodontidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| 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 guttarosea Dall, 1889 | ChilodontidaeMollusca | 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.
- Dall, W. H. (1927). Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer “Albatross”, in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 70. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.70-2667.1 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:3BSQD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.