Ferreiraella scrippsiana (A. J. Ferreira, 1980)
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
- Ferreiraella scrippsiana (A. J. Ferreira, 1980)
- Name authority
- (A. J. Ferreira, 1980)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Polyplacophora
- Order
- Lepidopleurida
- Family
- Ferreiraellidae
- Genus
- Ferreiraella
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
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
- classPolyplacophora Gray, 1821
- subclassNeoloricata Bergenhayn, 1955
- orderLepidopleurida Thiele, 1909
- suborderLepidopleurina Thiele, 1909
- familyFerreiraellidae Dell'Angelo & Palazzi, 1991
- genusFerreiraella Sirenko, 1988
- speciesFerreiraella scrippsiana (A. J. Ferreira, 1980)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ferreiraella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ferreiraella bartlettae (A. J. Ferreira, 1986) | FerreiraellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ferreiraella takii (S.-K. Wu & Okutani, 1984) | FerreiraellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lepidopleurus scrippsianus A. J. Ferreira, 1980 A. J. Ferreira, 1980 | 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.
- Sirenko, B. I. (1988). A new genus of deep sea chitons Ferreiraella gen. n. (Lepidopleurida, Leptochitonidae) with a description of a new ultra-abyssl species. Zoologicheskiy Zhurnal, 67. 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:3DZWT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.