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Astyris communis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae

Taxonomy
Amycla (Astyris) communis was named by Conrad (1862).

It was recombined as Columbella (Astyris) communis by Martin (1904); it was recombined as Mitrella communis by Gardner (1948); it was recombined as Astyris communis by Hendy et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. crassus, A. subfaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Amycla (Astyris) communis Conrad p. 287
1904Columbella (Astyris) communis Martin p. 199
1948Mitrella communis Gardner p. 226
2008Astyris communis Hendy et al.

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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)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyColumbellidaeSwainson 1840
genusAstyrisAdams and Adams 1853
speciescommunis(Conrad 1862)

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.

†Astyris communis Conrad 1862
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available