ribbed awl snail
Euonyma natalensis (Burnup, 1905)
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
- Euonyma natalensis (Burnup, 1905)
- Name authority
- (Burnup, 1905)
- Common name
- ribbed awl snail
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Family
- Achatinidae
- Genus
- Euonyma
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. 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
- subclassHeterobranchia Burmeister, 1837
- infraclassEuthyneura Spengel, 1881
- subterclassTectipleura
- superorderEupulmonata Haszprunar & Huber, 1990
- superfamilyAchatinoidea Swainson, 1840
- familyAchatinidae Swainson, 1840
- subfamilySubulininae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1877
- genusEuonyma Melvill & Ponsonby, 1896
- speciesEuonyma natalensis (Burnup, 1905)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Euonyma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Euonyma barnardi Connolly, 1929 | AchatinidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euonyma blayneyi Connolly, 1923 | AchatinidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euonyma damarica Jaeckel, 1962 | AchatinidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euonyma decipiens Connolly, 1929 | AchatinidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euonyma fulgens Connolly, 1923 | AchatinidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| lymnaeid awl snailEuonyma lymneaeformis (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1901) | AchatinidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euonyma magilensis (Craven, 1880) | AchatinidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euonyma platyacme Melvill & Ponsonby, 1907 | AchatinidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euonyma pruizenensis Connolly, 1910 | AchatinidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| silky awl snailEuonyma terebraeformis Connolly, 1923 | AchatinidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euonyma unicornis Connolly, 1910 | AchatinidaeMollusca | 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 |
|---|---|
| Obeliscus natalensis Burnup, 1905 Burnup, 1905 | 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=1058716 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:3CGRM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.