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Astyris lunata
Taxonomy
Nassa lunata was named by Say (1826) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Pliocene-Recent; western Atlantic.]. It is extant.
It was recombined as Columbella lunata by Holmes (1860); it was recombined as Mitrella lunata by Gardner (1948), Abbott (1954), Spencer and Campbell (1987); it was recombined as Anachis (Alia) lunata by Olsson and Harbison (1953); it was recombined as Columbella (Astyris) lunata by Richards (1962); it was recombined as Astyris lunata by Dall (1870), Dall (1890), Rosenberg (2009).
It was recombined as Columbella lunata by Holmes (1860); it was recombined as Mitrella lunata by Gardner (1948), Abbott (1954), Spencer and Campbell (1987); it was recombined as Anachis (Alia) lunata by Olsson and Harbison (1953); it was recombined as Columbella (Astyris) lunata by Richards (1962); it was recombined as Astyris lunata by Dall (1870), Dall (1890), Rosenberg (2009).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1826 | Nassa lunata Say p. 213 |
| 1860 | Columbella lunata Holmes p. 74 |
| 1870 | Astyris lunata Dall p. 242 |
| 1890 | Astyris lunata Dall p. 137 |
| 1948 | Mitrella lunata Gardner pp. 225-226 |
| 1953 | Anachis (Alia) lunata Olsson and Harbison |
| 1954 | Mitrella lunata Abbott p. 223 |
| 1962 | Columbella (Astyris) lunata Richards p. 81 |
| 1987 | Mitrella lunata Spencer and Campbell p. 64 |
| 2009 | Astyris lunata Rosenberg |
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Astyris lunata Say 1826
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available