Homorus opeas Pilsbry, 1905
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
- Homorus opeas Pilsbry, 1905
- Name authority
- Pilsbry, 1905
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Family
- Achatinidae
- Genus
- Homorus
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
- subclassHeterobranchia Burmeister, 1837
- infraclassEuthyneura Spengel, 1881
- subterclassTectipleura
- superorderEupulmonata Haszprunar & Huber, 1990
- superfamilyAchatinoidea Swainson, 1840
- familyAchatinidae Swainson, 1840
- subfamilyPetriolinae Schileyko, 1999
- genusHomorus Albers, 1850
- speciesHomorus opeas Pilsbry, 1905
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Homorus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Homorus courteti Germain, 1907 | AchatinidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Homorus martensi (Dupuis & Putzeys, 1901) | AchatinidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.
- Pilsbry, H. A. (1904). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 17: African Achatinidae. pp i-v, 1-232, pls 1-65. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Department, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-10, Sept. 23, 1904; pp. 65-112, pls. 11-23, Nov. 26, 1904; pp. 113-208, pls. 24-43, Mar. 1, 1905; pp. 209-232, i-xviii, figs. 1-6, 1-9, pls. 44-65, Jun. 1905]. 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:3MHTD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.