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Gyralina circumlineata (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)

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
Gyralina circumlineata (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
Name authority
(L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Family
Pristilomatidae
Genus
Gyralina
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumMollusca
  4. classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
  5. subclassHeterobranchia Burmeister, 1837
  6. infraclassEuthyneura Spengel, 1881
  7. subterclassTectipleura
  8. superorderEupulmonata Haszprunar & Huber, 1990
  9. infraorderLimacoidei
  10. superfamilyGastrodontoidea Tryon, 1866
  11. familyPristilomatidae T. D. A. Cockerell, 1891
  12. genusGyralina Andreae, 1902
  13. speciesGyralina circumlineata (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Gyralina formosa A. Riedel & Subai, 1993PristilomatidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gyralina gjirokastrana A. Riedel & Welter-Schultes, 1996PristilomatidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gyralina graeca Dedov & Subai, 2012PristilomatidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Gyralina korabensis (A. Riedel, 1970)PristilomatidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gyralina lunikensis Fehér & Erőss, 2009PristilomatidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gyralina mljetica (L. Pintér & A. Riedel, 1973)PristilomatidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gyralina nautilopsis Dedov & Subai, 2012PristilomatidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gyralina orientalis Dedov & Subai, 2012PristilomatidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gyralina pageti E. Gittenberger, 1988PristilomatidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gyralina tarabosensis (A. Riedel, 1970)PristilomatidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gyralina velasensis A. Riedel & Subai, 1991PristilomatidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 15 records assigned to Pristilomatidae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Hyalinia (Polita) circumlineata (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)synonym
Gyralina (Gyralina) circumlineata (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)synonym
Helix circumlineata L. Pfeiffer, 1846 L. Pfeiffer, 1846synonym

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=1050250 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:3HY7F. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.