WoRMS taxon details
Mitrella rorida (Reeve, 1859)
511550 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:511550)
accepted
Species
Amycla (Astyris) tesselata Dunker, 1871 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (replacement name Columbella...)
replacement name Columbella (Atilia) mutata when this species was considered to be a Columbella species
Amycla tesselata Dunker, 1871 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Columbella (Atilia) mutata Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1933 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (replacement name for Amycla...)
replacement name for Amycla (Astyris) tesselata Dunker, 1871 when this species was considered to be a Columbella species
Columbella pellucida Pease, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Columbella rorida Reeve, 1859 · unaccepted (original combination)
Pseudamycla rorida (Reeve, 1859) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Columbella rorida Reeve, 1859) Reeve, L. A. (1858–1859). Monograph of the Genus <i>Columbella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, May 1859; pl. 2-8, January 1858; pl. 9-12, April 1858; pl. 13-18, October 1858; pl. 19-23, November 1858; pl. 24-25, February 1859; pl. 26-37, April 1859]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183166 [details]
Note 'Lord Hood's island' (probably Marutea, 21˚...
Type locality 'Lord Hood's island' (probably Marutea, 21˚ 30' S., 135˚ 33' W.); 6 fms., in coral sand, on Avicula margaritifera [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Mitrella rorida (Reeve, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511550 on 2026-09-27
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Columbella (Atilia) mutata Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1933) Dautzenberg P. & Bouge J.L. (1933). Les mollusques testacés marins des Etablissements Français de l'Océanie. <em>Journal de conchyliologie.</em> 77: 41-108; 145-326; 351-469. [details]
original description (of Amycla (Astyris) tesselata Dunker, 1871) Dunker, W. (1871). Mollusca nova Musei Godeffroy Hamburgensis. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 18(4): 150-175., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35502856
page(s): 156 [details]
original description (of Columbella pellucida Pease, 1860) Pease, W. H. (1861). Descriptions of seventeen new species of marine shells, from the Sandwich Islands, in the collection of Hugh Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 28 ["1860"]: 397-400., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12866975 [details]
original description (of Columbella rorida Reeve, 1859) Reeve, L. A. (1858–1859). Monograph of the Genus <i>Columbella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, May 1859; pl. 2-8, January 1858; pl. 9-12, April 1858; pl. 13-18, October 1858; pl. 19-23, November 1858; pl. 24-25, February 1859; pl. 26-37, April 1859]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183166 [details]
basis of record Drivas, J.; Jay, M. (1990). The Columbellidae of Réunion Island (Mollusca: Gastropoda. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 31: 163-200.
page(s): 178, figs 24a-b [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Amycla (Astyris) tesselata Dunker, 1871) Dunker, W. (1871). Mollusca nova Musei Godeffroy Hamburgensis. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 18(4): 150-175., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35502856
page(s): 156 [details]
original description (of Columbella pellucida Pease, 1860) Pease, W. H. (1861). Descriptions of seventeen new species of marine shells, from the Sandwich Islands, in the collection of Hugh Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 28 ["1860"]: 397-400., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12866975 [details]
original description (of Columbella rorida Reeve, 1859) Reeve, L. A. (1858–1859). Monograph of the Genus <i>Columbella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, May 1859; pl. 2-8, January 1858; pl. 9-12, April 1858; pl. 13-18, October 1858; pl. 19-23, November 1858; pl. 24-25, February 1859; pl. 26-37, April 1859]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183166 [details]
basis of record Drivas, J.; Jay, M. (1990). The Columbellidae of Réunion Island (Mollusca: Gastropoda. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 31: 163-200.
page(s): 178, figs 24a-b [details] Available for editors
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identification resource
Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. <em>Conchbooks, Hackenheim.</em> 564 pp. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality 'Lord Hood's island' (probably Marutea, 21˚ 30' S., 135˚ 33' W.); 6 fms., in coral sand, on Avicula margaritifera [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ミヨリヨフバイ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Columbella pellucida Pease, 1860)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Columbella rorida Reeve, 1859)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mitrella rorida)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Columbella rorida Reeve, 1859)
To Malacopics (Mitrella rorida (Reeve, 1859) Tonga, Vava'u Group, Niuatoputapu, under dead corals,...
To NHMUK collection (Columbella pellucida Pease, 1860; PARALECTOTYPES; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2392177) (from synonym Columbella pellucida Pease, 1860)
To NHMUK collection (Columbella rorida Reeve, 1859; SYNTYPES; NHMUK:ecatalogue:9264467) (from synonym Columbella rorida Reeve, 1859)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Columbella pellucida Pease, 1860)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Columbella rorida Reeve, 1859)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mitrella rorida)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Columbella rorida Reeve, 1859)
To Malacopics (Mitrella rorida (Reeve, 1859) Tonga, Vava'u Group, Niuatoputapu, under dead corals,...
To NHMUK collection (Columbella pellucida Pease, 1860; PARALECTOTYPES; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2392177) (from synonym Columbella pellucida Pease, 1860)
To NHMUK collection (Columbella rorida Reeve, 1859; SYNTYPES; NHMUK:ecatalogue:9264467) (from synonym Columbella rorida Reeve, 1859)
To ITIS
