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Gastrochaena philippinensis Deshayes, 1855

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
Gastrochaena philippinensis Deshayes, 1855
Name authority
Deshayes, 1855
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Gastrochaenida
Family
Gastrochaenidae
Genus
Gastrochaena
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumMollusca
  4. classBivalvia Linnaeus, 1758
  5. subclassAutobranchia Grobben, 1894
  6. infraclassHeteroconchia J. E. Gray, 1854
  7. subterclassEuheterodonta Giribet & Distel, 2003
  8. superorderImparidentia Bieler, P. M. Mikkelsen & Giribet, 2014
  9. orderGastrochaenida Lange de Morretes, 1949
  10. superfamilyGastrochaenoidea J. E. Gray, 1840
  11. familyGastrochaenidae J. E. Gray, 1840
  12. genusGastrochaena L. Spengler, 1783
  13. speciesGastrochaena philippinensis Deshayes, 1855

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Gastrochaena brevis G. B. Sowerby I, 1834GastrochaenidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gastrochaena carteri C. Nielsen, 1986GastrochaenidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gastrochaena difficilis Deshayes, 1855GastrochaenidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gastrochaena frondosa Cotton, 1934GastrochaenidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gastrochaena macroschisma Deshayes, 1855GastrochaenidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gastrochaena spathulata Deshayes, 1855GastrochaenidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 9 records assigned to Gastrochaenidae.

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. Deshayes, G. P. (1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, (1854) 22: 317–371 [pp. 317–320, 8 May 1855; 321–371, 16 May 1855]. 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:3FD5H. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.