Goniochilus achaiae Esu & Girotti, 2015
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
- Goniochilus achaiae Esu & Girotti, 2015
- Name authority
- Esu & Girotti, 2015
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Littorinimorpha
- Family
- Hydrobiidae
- Genus
- Goniochilus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extinct
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · 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
- classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
- subclassCaenogastropoda L. R. Cox, 1960
- orderLittorinimorpha A. N. Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
- superfamilyTruncatelloidea J. E. Gray, 1840
- familyHydrobiidae W. Stimpson, 1865
- genusGoniochilus F. Sandberger, 1875
- speciesGoniochilus achaiae Esu & Girotti, 2015
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Goniochilus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Goniochilus acmaeformis (Pavlović, 1927) | HydrobiidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Goniochilus carinatus Pană, 1990 | HydrobiidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Goniochilus coronatus Brusina, 1902 | HydrobiidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Goniochilus croaticus (Brusina, 1892) | HydrobiidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Goniochilus glandulinus (Stoliczka, 1862) | HydrobiidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
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.
- Esu, D., & Girotti, O. (2015). The late Early Pleistocene non-marine molluscan fauna from the Synania Formation (Achaia, Greece), with description of nine new species. Archiv Für Molluskenkunde, 144 (1), 65–81. https://doi.org/10.1127/arch.moll/1869-0963/144/065-081 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:3GW9H. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.