MolluscaBase taxon details
Ascalista polita (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875)
511815 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:511815)
accepted
Species
Columbella (Astyris) laeta Brazier, 1877 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Columbella dautzenbergi Hervier, 1900 · unaccepted
Columbella dautzenbergi var. egena Hervier, 1900 · unaccepted
Columbella dautzenbergi var. taeniolata Hervier, 1900 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
invalid: junior homonym of Columbella marquesa var. taeniolata Kobelt, 1897
Mitromorpha laeta (Brazier, 1877) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Zafra polita G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Zafra polita G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875) Nevill, G. & Nevill, H. (1875). Descriptions of new marine Mollusca from the Indian Ocean. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 44(2): 83-104, pls. 7-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37192018
page(s): 97, pl. 8 fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 97, pl. 8 fig. 5 [details]
Type locality contained in Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ascalista polita (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511815 on 2025-08-24
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original description
(of Zafra polita G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875) Nevill, G. & Nevill, H. (1875). Descriptions of new marine Mollusca from the Indian Ocean. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 44(2): 83-104, pls. 7-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37192018
page(s): 97, pl. 8 fig. 5 [details]
original description (of Columbella dautzenbergi Hervier, 1900) Hervier J. (1900 ["1899"]). Le genre <i>Columbella</i> dans l'archipel de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 47(4): 305–391, pls 13-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15980699
page(s): 377, pl. 14 fig. 7 [details]
original description (of Columbella dautzenbergi var. egena Hervier, 1900) Hervier J. (1900 ["1899"]). Le genre <i>Columbella</i> dans l'archipel de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 47(4): 305–391, pls 13-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15980699
page(s): 379 [details]
original description (of Columbella dautzenbergi var. taeniolata Hervier, 1900) Hervier J. (1900 ["1899"]). Le genre <i>Columbella</i> dans l'archipel de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 47(4): 305–391, pls 13-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15980699
page(s): 379 [details]
original description (of Columbella (Astyris) laeta Brazier, 1877) Brazier, J. (1877). Shells collected during the Chevert Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 1: 224-240; 249-261; 311-321., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3340346
page(s): 232 [details]
new combination reference Drivas, J.; Jay, M. (1990). The Columbellidae of Réunion Island (Mollusca: Gastropoda. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 31: 163-200.
page(s): 192, fig. 49 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 97, pl. 8 fig. 5 [details]
original description (of Columbella dautzenbergi Hervier, 1900) Hervier J. (1900 ["1899"]). Le genre <i>Columbella</i> dans l'archipel de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 47(4): 305–391, pls 13-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15980699
page(s): 377, pl. 14 fig. 7 [details]
original description (of Columbella dautzenbergi var. egena Hervier, 1900) Hervier J. (1900 ["1899"]). Le genre <i>Columbella</i> dans l'archipel de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 47(4): 305–391, pls 13-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15980699
page(s): 379 [details]
original description (of Columbella dautzenbergi var. taeniolata Hervier, 1900) Hervier J. (1900 ["1899"]). Le genre <i>Columbella</i> dans l'archipel de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 47(4): 305–391, pls 13-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15980699
page(s): 379 [details]
original description (of Columbella (Astyris) laeta Brazier, 1877) Brazier, J. (1877). Shells collected during the Chevert Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 1: 224-240; 249-261; 311-321., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3340346
page(s): 232 [details]
new combination reference Drivas, J.; Jay, M. (1990). The Columbellidae of Réunion Island (Mollusca: Gastropoda. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 31: 163-200.
page(s): 192, fig. 49 [details] Available for editors





To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Columbella dautzenbergi Hervier, 1900)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Zafra polita G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Zafra polita G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875)
To Malacopics (Ascalista polita (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875))
To Malacopics (Columbella dautzenbergi Hervier,1900 SYNTYPE New Caledonia, Îles Loyauté, Lifou)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-6923) (from synonym Columbella dautzenbergi Hervier, 1900)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Columbella dautzenbergi Hervier, 1900)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Zafra polita G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Zafra polita G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875)
To Malacopics (Ascalista polita (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875))
To Malacopics (Columbella dautzenbergi Hervier,1900 SYNTYPE New Caledonia, Îles Loyauté, Lifou)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-6923) (from synonym Columbella dautzenbergi Hervier, 1900)