Glessula filosa W. T. Blanford, 1870
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
- Glessula filosa W. T. Blanford, 1870
- Name authority
- W. T. Blanford, 1870
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Family
- Achatinidae
- Genus
- Glessula
- 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
- subfamilyGlessulinae Godwin-Austen, 1920
- genusGlessula E. von Martens, 1860
- speciesGlessula filosa W. T. Blanford, 1870
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Glessula. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Glessula botellus (W. H. Benson, 1860) | AchatinidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glessula canarica R. H. Beddome, 1906 | AchatinidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glessula chessoni (W. H. Benson, 1860) | AchatinidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glessula facula (W. H. Benson, 1860) | AchatinidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glessula senator (Hanley, 1876) | AchatinidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glessula subfilosa R. H. Beddome, 1906 | AchatinidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glessula subinornata R. H. Beddome, 1906 | AchatinidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glessula subperrotteti R. H. Beddome, 1906 | AchatinidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glessula tamakoshi Budha & Backeljau, 2017 | AchatinidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glessula tamulica (W. T. Blanford & H. F. Blanford, 1861) | AchatinidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glessula tinnevellica Gude, 1914 | AchatinidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glessula tornensis W. T. Blanford, 1870 | AchatinidaeMollusca | 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.
- Blanford, W. T. (1870). Contributions to Indian malacology, No. XI. Descriptions of new species of Paludomus, Cremnoconchus, Cyclostoma and of Helicidae from various parts of India. The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Part II, 39 (1): 9–25, pl. 3. Calcutta [15 March]. 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:3G9DZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.