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Gregariella coarctata (P. P. Carpenter, 1857)

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
Gregariella coarctata (P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
Name authority
(P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Mytilida
Family
Mytilidae
Genus
Gregariella
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. infraclassPteriomorphia Beurlen, 1944
  7. orderMytilida A. Férussac, 1822
  8. superfamilyMytiloidea Rafinesque, 1815
  9. familyMytilidae Rafinesque, 1815
  10. subfamilyMytilinae Rafinesque, 1815
  11. genusGregariella Monterosato, 1883
  12. speciesGregariella coarctata (P. P. Carpenter, 1857)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Gregariella bakeri (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)MytilidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gregariella barbata (Reeve, 1858)MytilidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Gregariella ehrenbergi (Issel, 1869)MytilidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gregariella multistriata (E. A. Smith, 1872)MytilidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gregariella nubilis (Iredale, 1937)MytilidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gregariella obermulleri (Fischer-Piette & Nicklès, 1946)MytilidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gregariella semigranata (Reeve, 1858)MytilidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 19 records assigned to Mytilidae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Crenella coarctata P. P. Carpenter, 1857 P. P. Carpenter, 1857synonym

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. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=506028 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:3HC7T. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.