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Gerdiella gerda Olsson & Bayer, 1973

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
Gerdiella gerda Olsson & Bayer, 1973
Name authority
Olsson & Bayer, 1973
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Neogastropoda
Family
Cancellariidae
Genus
Gerdiella
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. classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
  5. subclassCaenogastropoda L. R. Cox, 1960
  6. orderNeogastropoda Wenz, 1938
  7. superfamilyCancellarioidea Forbes & Hanley, 1851
  8. familyCancellariidae Forbes & Hanley, 1851
  9. genusGerdiella Olsson & Bayer, 1973
  10. speciesGerdiella gerda Olsson & Bayer, 1973

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Gerdiella cingulata Olsson & Bayer, 1973CancellariidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gerdiella corbicula (Dall, 1908)CancellariidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gerdiella santa Olsson & Bayer, 1973CancellariidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 5 records assigned to Cancellariidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Mericella gerda (Olsson & Bayer, 1973) (Olsson & Bayer, 1973)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.

  1. Olsson, A. A., & Bayer, F. M. (1973). Gerdiella, a new genus of deep-water cancellariids. Bulletin of Marine Science, 22. 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:3FWBY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.