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Astyris

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Astyris
Shell of Astyris crumena (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Astyris
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Type species
Columbella rosacea
(Gould, 1840)
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Amycla (Astyris) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (original rank)
  • Astyris (Fluella) Dall, 1924· accepted, alternate representation
  • Columbella (Astyris) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853

Astyris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

Species

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Species within the genus Astyris include:[1]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Astyris antares (P. M. Costa & P. J. de Souza, 2001): synonym of Mitrella antares P. M. Costa & P. J. de Souza, 2001
  • Astyris aurantiaca Dall, 1871: synonym of Alia aurantiaca (Dall, 1871)
  • Astyris caletae Preston, 1915: synonym of Alia unifasciata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
  • Astyris gausapata (Gould, 1850): synonym of Alia gausapata (Gould, 1850)
  • Astyris hartmanni Espinosa & Ortea, 2014: synonym of Minimanachis hartmanni (Espinosa & Ortea, 2014)
  • Astyris permodesta (Dall, 1890): synonym of Alia permodesta (Dall, 1890)
  • Astyris tuberosa (Carpenter, 1865): synonym of Mitrella tuberosa (Carpenter, 1865)
  • Astyris zonalis Gould, 1848: synonym of Astyris lunata (Say, 1826)

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