WoRMS taxon details
Astyris lunata (Say, 1826)
160102 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160102)
accepted
Species
Antimitrella lunata (Say, 1826) · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Astyris gouldiana (W. Stimpson, 1851) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Astyris zonalis (A. Gould, 1848) · unaccepted (synonym)
Buccinum lunatum (Say, 1826) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Buccinum pusillum L. Pfeiffer, 1840 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
invalid: junior homonym of Buccinum pusillum de Serres, 1829
Buccinum wheatleyi De Kay, 1843 · unaccepted
Buccinum zonale A. Gould, 1848 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
invalid: junior homonym of Buccinum zonale Bruguière, 1789
Colombella duclosiana A. d'Orbigny, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (invalid: junior objective synonym...)
invalid: junior objective synonym of Columbella duclosiana G. B. Sowerby I, 1844
Columbella dissimilis W. Stimpson, 1851 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Columbella gouldiana W. Stimpson, 1851 · unaccepted
Columbella lunata (Say, 1826) · unaccepted
Columbella pusilla G. B. Sowerby I, 1844 · unaccepted (secondary junior homonym of...)
secondary junior homonym of Buccinum pusillum L. Pfeiffer, 1840
Columbella spirantha Ravenel, 1859 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mitrella dissimilis (W. Stimpson, 1851) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mitrella lunata (Say, 1826) · unaccepted
Nassa lunata Say, 1826 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Nassa lunata Say, 1826) Say, T. (1826). Descriptions of marine shells recently discovered on the coast of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 5(2):207-221., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24657265
page(s): 213-214 [details]
page(s): 213-214 [details]
Distribution Range: 48°N to 28°S; 97.6°W to 34.9°W. Distribution: Canada; Canada: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick; USA: Maine (Cobscook...
Distribution Range: 48°N to 28°S; 97.6°W to 34.9°W. Distribution: Canada; Canada: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick; USA: Maine (Cobscook Bay), Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Georgia, Florida; Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico; Mexico: Veracruz, Campeche State, Yucatan State, Campeche Bank, Quintana Roo; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Bermuda; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Grenada; Surinam, Brazil; Brazil: Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Bahia, Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Astyris lunata (Say, 1826). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160102 on 2025-05-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Colombella duclosiana A. d'Orbigny, 1853) Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264 [pp. 1-208, pls 1-8, 4bis [1841]; 209-264 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380 [pp. 1-112, pls 9-19 [1842]; 113-380, pls 20-28 [1853]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 2: 136, pl. 21 figs 31-33 [1853] [details]
original description (of Columbella gouldiana W. Stimpson, 1851) Stimpson, W. (1851). <i>Shells of New England; a revision of the synonymy of the testaceous mollusks of New England, with notes on their structure and their geographical and bathymetrical distribution, with figures of new species</i>. Phillips, Sampson and Company, Boston. 56 + [2] pp., 2 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13065308
page(s): 48 [details]
original description (of Columbella pusilla G. B. Sowerby I, 1844) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Columbella</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 1 (4): 109-146bis, pls 36-40. London, privately published. [11 April]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076453
page(s): 144, pl. 40, figs. 182, 183 [details]
original description (of Nassa lunata Say, 1826) Say, T. (1826). Descriptions of marine shells recently discovered on the coast of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 5(2):207-221., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24657265
page(s): 213-214 [details]
original description (of Buccinum pusillum L. Pfeiffer, 1840) Pfeiffer, L. (1840). Uebersicht der im Januar, Februar und März, 1839 auf Cuba gesammelten Mollusken. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 6: 250-264., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7203058
page(s): 257 [details]
original description (of Buccinum wheatleyi De Kay, 1843) Kay, E. De. (1843). <i>Zoology of New York or the New York fauna</i>. Part. V. Mollusca. Albany. [iii] + iv + [iv] + 271 pp., 40 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2022507
page(s): 132, pl. 7 fig. 162 [details]
original description (of Buccinum zonale A. Gould, 1848) Gould, A. A. (1848). Descriptions of shells found in Connecticut, collected and named by the late Rev. J. H. Linsley. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> (2) 6: 233-236., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27764378
page(s): 236, fig. 8. [details]
original description (of Columbella dissimilis W. Stimpson, 1851) Stimpson, W. (1851). <i>Shells of New England; a revision of the synonymy of the testaceous mollusks of New England, with notes on their structure and their geographical and bathymetrical distribution, with figures of new species</i>. Phillips, Sampson and Company, Boston. 56 + [2] pp., 2 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13065308
page(s): 47-48 [details]
original description (of Columbella spirantha Ravenel, 1859) Ravenel, E. (1859). Description of three new species of univalves, recent and fossil. <em>Proceedings of the Elliott Society of Natural History.</em> 1: 280-282., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42536764
page(s): 281-282 [details]
page(s): 2: 136, pl. 21 figs 31-33 [1853] [details]
original description (of Columbella gouldiana W. Stimpson, 1851) Stimpson, W. (1851). <i>Shells of New England; a revision of the synonymy of the testaceous mollusks of New England, with notes on their structure and their geographical and bathymetrical distribution, with figures of new species</i>. Phillips, Sampson and Company, Boston. 56 + [2] pp., 2 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13065308
page(s): 48 [details]
original description (of Columbella pusilla G. B. Sowerby I, 1844) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Columbella</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 1 (4): 109-146bis, pls 36-40. London, privately published. [11 April]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076453
page(s): 144, pl. 40, figs. 182, 183 [details]
original description (of Nassa lunata Say, 1826) Say, T. (1826). Descriptions of marine shells recently discovered on the coast of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 5(2):207-221., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24657265
page(s): 213-214 [details]
original description (of Buccinum pusillum L. Pfeiffer, 1840) Pfeiffer, L. (1840). Uebersicht der im Januar, Februar und März, 1839 auf Cuba gesammelten Mollusken. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 6: 250-264., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7203058
page(s): 257 [details]
original description (of Buccinum wheatleyi De Kay, 1843) Kay, E. De. (1843). <i>Zoology of New York or the New York fauna</i>. Part. V. Mollusca. Albany. [iii] + iv + [iv] + 271 pp., 40 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2022507
page(s): 132, pl. 7 fig. 162 [details]
original description (of Buccinum zonale A. Gould, 1848) Gould, A. A. (1848). Descriptions of shells found in Connecticut, collected and named by the late Rev. J. H. Linsley. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> (2) 6: 233-236., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27764378
page(s): 236, fig. 8. [details]
original description (of Columbella dissimilis W. Stimpson, 1851) Stimpson, W. (1851). <i>Shells of New England; a revision of the synonymy of the testaceous mollusks of New England, with notes on their structure and their geographical and bathymetrical distribution, with figures of new species</i>. Phillips, Sampson and Company, Boston. 56 + [2] pp., 2 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13065308
page(s): 47-48 [details]
original description (of Columbella spirantha Ravenel, 1859) Ravenel, E. (1859). Description of three new species of univalves, recent and fossil. <em>Proceedings of the Elliott Society of Natural History.</em> 1: 280-282., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42536764
page(s): 281-282 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Pelorce J. (2017). Les Columbellidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) de la Guyane française. <em>Xenophora Taxonomy.</em> 14: 4-21. [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Pelorce J. (2017). Les Columbellidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) de la Guyane française. <em>Xenophora Taxonomy.</em> 14: 4-21. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Range: 48°N to 28°S; 97.6°W to 34.9°W. Distribution: Canada; Canada: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick; USA: Maine (Cobscook Bay), Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Georgia, Florida; Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico; Mexico: Veracruz, Campeche State, Yucatan State, Campeche Bank, Quintana Roo; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Bermuda; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Grenada; Surinam, Brazil; Brazil: Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Bahia, Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | lunar dovesnail [from synonym]crescent mitrella [from synonym] | [details] |
| French | mitrelle lunée | [details] |
| German | Mond-Täubchenschnecke [from synonym]Mond-Täubchen [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (55 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Astyris zonalis (A. Gould, 1848))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Mitrella dissimilis (W. Stimpson, 1851))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Mitrella lunata (Say, 1826))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Colombella duclosiana A. d'Orbigny, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (70 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Astyris lunata)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Nassa lunata Say, 1826)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Astyris lunata (Say, 1826) Brazil, Espírito Santo, off Marataizes, in coral sand, a...
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1436353)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1442426)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Columbella dissimilis W. Stimpson, 1851)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mitrella lunata (Say, 1826))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mitrella dissimilis (W. Stimpson, 1851))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 033870)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 102047) (from synonym Mitrella lunata (Say, 1826))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Astyris zonalis (A. Gould, 1848))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Mitrella dissimilis (W. Stimpson, 1851))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Mitrella lunata (Say, 1826))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Colombella duclosiana A. d'Orbigny, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (70 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Astyris lunata)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Nassa lunata Say, 1826)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Astyris lunata (Say, 1826) Brazil, Espírito Santo, off Marataizes, in coral sand, a...
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1436353)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1442426)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Columbella dissimilis W. Stimpson, 1851)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mitrella lunata (Say, 1826))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mitrella dissimilis (W. Stimpson, 1851))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 033870)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 102047) (from synonym Mitrella lunata (Say, 1826))
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym
