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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
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:10:18
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:11:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 20.44000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Mitrella communis (59335 59336 59726 59753 92762)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Virginia) Mitrella communis (61276)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Delaware) Mitrella communis (18579)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Maryland) Columbella communis (70851)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Maryland) Astyris communis (69016 69017 69032) Mitrella communis (68978)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Virginia) Astyris communis (79709) Mitrella communis (78261 78262 78265 78266 78269)