WoRMS name details

Mitrella lunata (Say, 1826)

160382  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160382)

 unaccepted
Species
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]   
Distribution Massachusetts to Florida, Texas and to Brazil; Bermuda; recorded in the Bay  
Distribution Massachusetts to Florida, Texas and to Brazil; Bermuda; recorded in the Bay [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Mitrella lunata (Say, 1826). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160382 on 2024-03-28
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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]   

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]   

basis of record Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Bromley, J.E.C. & J.S. Bleakney. (1985). Keys to the fauna and flora of Minas Basin. <em>National Research Council of Canada Report, Halifax, N.S.</em> 24119: 366 PP. [details]   

additional source Gosner, K. L. (1971). Guide to identification of marine and estuarine invertebrates: Cape Hatteras to the Bay of Fundy. <em>John Wiley & Sons, Inc., London.</em> 693 pp. [pdf copepod and branchiuran :445-455]. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Dimensions maximum size of 6 mm [details]

Distribution Massachusetts to Florida, Texas and to Brazil; Bermuda; recorded in the Bay [details]
LanguageName 
English lunar dovesnailcrescent mitrella  [details]
German Mond-TäubchenschneckeMond-Täubchen  [details]