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Howella pammelas (Heller & Snodgrass, 1903)

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
Howella pammelas (Heller & Snodgrass, 1903)
Name authority
(Heller & Snodgrass, 1903)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Acropomatiformes
Family
Howellidae
Genus
Howella
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. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderAcropomatiformes
  11. familyHowellidae Ogilby, 1899
  12. genusHowella Ogilby, 1899
  13. speciesHowella pammelas (Heller & Snodgrass, 1903)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Howella atlantica Post & Quéro, 1991HowellidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Parin's bassletHowella parini Fedoryako, 1976HowellidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sherborn's pelagic bassletHowella sherborni (Norman, 1930)HowellidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Armed bassletHowella zina Fedoryako, 1976HowellidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Howella brodiei Ogilby, 1899HowellidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 9 records assigned to Howellidae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Galeagra pammelas Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 Heller & Snodgrass, 1903synonym

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.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273683 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:3MRGR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.