WoRMS name details
Lunatia pulchella (Risso, 1826)
873844 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:873844)
unaccepted
Species
Lunatia J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Euspira Agassiz, 1837
marine
(of Natica pulchella Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826 - 1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. [Natural history of the main productions of Southern Europe and particularly those of the area around Nice and the Maritime Alps. <em>In: Levrault, F.G. (ed.). vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Lunatia pulchella (Risso, 1826). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=873844 on 2026-07-09
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(of Natica pulchella Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826 - 1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. [Natural history of the main productions of Southern Europe and particularly those of the area around Nice and the Maritime Alps. <em>In: Levrault, F.G. (ed.). vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984 [details]
basis of record Rolán Mosquera E. (1983). Moluscos de la ria de Vigo 1. Gasteropodes. <i>Thalassas 1 (1) Anexo 1</i>: 1-383 [also published as book]
page(s): 214-215 [details]
basis of record Rolán Mosquera E. (1983). Moluscos de la ria de Vigo 1. Gasteropodes. <i>Thalassas 1 (1) Anexo 1</i>: 1-383 [also published as book]
page(s): 214-215 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
