Huxleyia sulcata A. Adams, 1860
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
- Huxleyia sulcata A. Adams, 1860
- Name authority
- A. Adams, 1860
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Manzanellida
- Family
- Nucinellidae
- Genus
- Huxleyia
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classBivalvia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassProtobranchia Pelseneer, 1889
- orderManzanellida Ponder & Lindberg, 2020
- superfamilyManzanelloidea Chronic, 1952
- familyNucinellidae H. E. Vokes, 1956
- genusHuxleyia A. Adams, 1860
- speciesHuxleyia sulcata A. Adams, 1860
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Huxleyia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Huxleyia cavernicola Hayami & Kase, 1993 | NucinellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Huxleyia concentrica (Verco, 1907) | NucinellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Huxleyia diabolica (Jousseaume, 1897) | NucinellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Huxleyia pentadonta Scarlato, 1981 | NucinellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cyrilla sulcata (A. Adams, 1860) (A. Adams, 1860) | synonym |
| Nucinella ovata Jeffreys, 1879 sensu Jeffreys, 1879 Jeffreys, 1879 | misapplied |
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.
- Adams, A. (1860). On some new genera and species of Mollusca from Japan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (3) 5: 299–303 [1 April 1860]; 405–413 [1 May 1860]. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222936008697220 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:3MV6H. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.