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Euchlanis pyriformis Gosse, 1851

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
Euchlanis pyriformis Gosse, 1851
Name authority
Gosse, 1851
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Rotifera
Class
Eurotatoria
Order
Ploima
Family
Euchlanidae
Genus
Euchlanis
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

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. phylumRotifera
  4. classEurotatoria De Ridder, 1957
  5. subclassMonogononta Plate, 1889
  6. superorderPseudotrocha Kutikova, 1970
  7. orderPloima Hudson & Gosse, 1886
  8. familyEuchlanidae Ehrenberg, 1838
  9. genusEuchlanis Ehrenberg, 1830
  10. speciesEuchlanis pyriformis Gosse, 1851

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Euchlanis callysta Myers, 1930EuchlanidaeRotiferaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euchlanis dapidula Parise, 1966EuchlanidaeRotiferaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euchlanis deflexa Gosse, 1851EuchlanidaeRotiferaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euchlanis incisa Carlin, 1939EuchlanidaeRotiferaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euchlanis lyra Hudson, 1886EuchlanidaeRotiferaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euchlanis meneta Myers, 1930EuchlanidaeRotiferaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euchlanis myersi Kutikova, 1959EuchlanidaeRotiferaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euchlanis oropha Gosse, 1887EuchlanidaeRotiferaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euchlanis parameneta Bērziņš, 1973EuchlanidaeRotiferaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euchlanis parva Rousselet, 1892EuchlanidaeRotiferaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euchlanis perpusilla De Ridder, 1977EuchlanidaeRotiferaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Euchlanis phryne Myers, 1930EuchlanidaeRotiferaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 14 records assigned to Euchlanidae.

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. http://rotifera.hausdernatur.at/Species/Index/639 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:3BT2R. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.