Guppya gundlachii (L. Pfeiffer, 1840)
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
- Guppya gundlachii (L. Pfeiffer, 1840)
- Name authority
- (L. Pfeiffer, 1840)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Family
- Euconulidae
- Genus
- Guppya
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
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
- infraorderLimacoidei
- superfamilyTrochomorphoidea von Möllendorff, 1890
- familyEuconulidae H. B. Baker, 1928
- genusGuppya Mörch, 1867
- speciesGuppya gundlachii (L. Pfeiffer, 1840)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Guppya. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Guppya angasi E. von Martens, 1892 | EuconulidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Guppya capsula Dall, 1926 | EuconulidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Guppya micans (Angas, 1879) | EuconulidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Guppya montanicola Dall, 1926 | EuconulidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Guppya perforata Dall, 1926 | EuconulidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Guppya socorroana Dall, 1926 | EuconulidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Guppya spirulata (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) | EuconulidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Zonites (Guppya) gundlachii (L. Pfeiffer, 1840) (L. Pfeiffer, 1840) | synonym |
| Conulus gundlachii (L. Pfeiffer, 1840) (L. Pfeiffer, 1840) | synonym |
| Guppya gundlachi [sic] | synonym |
| Helix pusilla L. Pfeiffer, 1839 L. Pfeiffer, 1839 | synonym |
| Helix simulans C. B. Adams, 1849 C. B. Adams, 1849 | synonym |
| Guppya (Guppya) gundlachii (L. Pfeiffer, 1840) (L. Pfeiffer, 1840) | synonym |
| Helix gundlachii L. Pfeiffer, 1840 L. Pfeiffer, 1840 | 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.
- https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1064398 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:3HMJD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.