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Astyris

Gastropoda - Perissityidae

Taxonomy
Astyris was named by Adams and Adams (1853) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 614]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Amycla (Astyris) by Conrad (1862); it was reranked as Columbella (Astyris) by Martin (1904), Moody (1916) and Richards (1962).

It was assigned to Amycla by Conrad (1862); to Columbella by Martin (1904), Moody (1916) and Richards (1962); to Columbellidae by Todd (2001); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Astyris Adams and Adams
1862Amycla (Astyris) Conrad p. 287
1904Columbella (Astyris) Martin p. 199
1916Columbella (Astyris) Moody p. 53
1962Columbella (Astyris) Richards p. 81
2001Astyris Todd
2002Astyris Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyPerissityidae
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
familyBuccinulidaeFinlay 1928
familyColubrariidaeDall 1904
familyColumbellidaeSwainson 1840
genusAstyrisAdams and Adams 1853

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Astyris Adams and Adams 1853
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Astyris communis Conrad 1862
Astyris lappanni Schnetler 2001
Astyris lunata Say 1826
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available