Helicopsis piedmontanica Harzhauser, Neubauer & Esu, 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
- Helicopsis piedmontanica Harzhauser, Neubauer & Esu, 2015
- Name authority
- Harzhauser, Neubauer & Esu, 2015
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Family
- Geomitridae
- Genus
- Helicopsis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extinct
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
- infraorderHelicoidei
- familyGeomitridae C. R. Boettger, 1909
- subfamilyHelicellinae Ihering, 1909
- tribeHelicopsini H. Nordsieck, 1987
- genusHelicopsis Fitzinger, 1833
- speciesHelicopsis piedmontanica Harzhauser, Neubauer & Esu, 2015
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Helicopsis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Helicopsis gittenbergeri Hausdorf, 1990 | GeomitridaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Helicopsis hungarica (Soós & H. Wagner, 1935) | GeomitridaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| striated heath snailHelicopsis striata (O. F. Müller, 1774) | GeomitridaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Harzhauser, M.; Neubauer, T. A.; Georgopoulou, E.; Esu, D.; D’Amico, C.; Pavia, G.; Giuntelli, P.; Carnevale, G. (2015). Late Messinian continental and Lago-Mare gastropods from the Tertiary Piedmont Basin, NW Italy. Bollettino Della Società Paleontologica Italiana, 54. https://doi.org/10.4435/bspi.2015.1 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:3K978. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.