Eulitoma obtusiuscula Bouchet & Warén, 1986
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
- Eulitoma obtusiuscula Bouchet & Warén, 1986
- Name authority
- Bouchet & Warén, 1986
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Littorinimorpha
- Family
- Eulimidae
- Genus
- Eulitoma
- 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
- genusEulitoma Laseron, 1955
- speciesEulitoma obtusiuscula Bouchet & Warén, 1986
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eulitoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eulitoma akauni (T. Habe, 1952) | EulimidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eulitoma insignis (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896) | EulimidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eulitoma josephinae Bouchet & Warén, 1986 | EulimidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eulitoma nitens Laseron, 1955 | 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.
- Bouchet, P., & Warén, A. (1986). Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Aclididae Eulimidae, Epitonidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Bollettino Malacologico, suppl. 2: 297–576. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.140762 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:3CBRC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.