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Granulina rutae Ortea, Moro & B. J. Martin, 2008

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
Granulina rutae Ortea, Moro & B. J. Martin, 2008
Name authority
Ortea, Moro & B. J. Martin, 2008
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Neogastropoda
Family
Marginellidae
Genus
Granulina
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. superfamilyVolutoidea Rafinesque, 1815
  8. familyMarginellidae J. Fleming, 1828
  9. subfamilyGranulininae G. A. Coovert & H. K. Coovert, 1995
  10. genusGranulina Jousseaume, 1888
  11. speciesGranulina rutae Ortea, Moro & B. J. Martin, 2008

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Granulina agger (R. B. Watson, 1886)MarginellidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Granulina amianta (Dall, 1889)MarginellidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Granulina anxia (Hedley, 1909)MarginellidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Granulina atomella (Bavay, 1917)MarginellidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Granulina benitoi Espinosa & Ortea, 2014MarginellidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Granulina boucheti Gofas, 1992MarginellidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Granulina cerea Smriglio, Gubbioli & Mariottini, 2000MarginellidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Granulina colonensis McCleery, 2010MarginellidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Granulina crassa Smriglio, Gubbioli & Mariottini, 2000MarginellidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Granulina darienensis McCleery, 2010MarginellidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Granulina dianae Lussi & G. Smith, 2015MarginellidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Granulina elliottae (Cotton, 1944)MarginellidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 88 records assigned to Marginellidae.

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. Ortea, R. J. A., Moro, A. L., & Martin, B. J. (2008). Descripción de una especie nueva de Granulina Jousseaume, 1888 (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Cystiscidae) de Lanzarote (islas Canarias), críptica con Granulina guancha (d’Orbigny. Vieraea, 36, 123–128. https://doi.org/10.31939/vieraea.2008.36.08 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:3H8FS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.