Deep-Sea taxon details
Astyris lunata (Say, 1826)
160102 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160102)
accepted
Species
Astyris zonalis (A. A. Gould, 1848) · unaccepted (synonym)
Mitrella dissimilis (W. Stimpson, 1851) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mitrella lunata (Say, 1826) · unaccepted
marine
(of ) Say, T. (1826). Descriptions of marine shells recently discovered on the coast of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 5(2):207-221., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24657265
page(s): 213-214 [details]
page(s): 213-214 [details]
Distribution Range: 48°N to 28°S; 97.6°W to 34.9°W. Distribution: Canada; Canada: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick; USA: Maine (Cobscook...
Distribution Range: 48°N to 28°S; 97.6°W to 34.9°W. Distribution: Canada; Canada: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick; USA: Maine (Cobscook Bay), Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Georgia, Florida; Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico; Mexico: Veracruz, Campeche State, Yucatan State, Campeche Bank, Quintana Roo; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Bermuda; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Grenada; Surinam, Brazil; Brazil: Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Bahia, Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Astyris lunata (Say, 1826). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160102 on 2026-08-02
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Astyris lunata (Say, 1826). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160102 on 2026-08-02
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(of ) Say, T. (1826). Descriptions of marine shells recently discovered on the coast of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 5(2):207-221., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24657265
page(s): 213-214 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Rosenberg, G. (2004). Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20250405073114/http://www.malacolog.org/ [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
additional source Pelorce J. (2017). Les Columbellidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) de la Guyane française. <em>Xenophora Taxonomy.</em> 14: 4-21. [details] Available for editors
page(s): 213-214 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Rosenberg, G. (2004). Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20250405073114/http://www.malacolog.org/ [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
additional source Pelorce J. (2017). Les Columbellidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) de la Guyane française. <em>Xenophora Taxonomy.</em> 14: 4-21. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Range: 48°N to 28°S; 97.6°W to 34.9°W. Distribution: Canada; Canada: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick; USA: Maine (Cobscook Bay), Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Georgia, Florida; Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico; Mexico: Veracruz, Campeche State, Yucatan State, Campeche Bank, Quintana Roo; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Bermuda; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Grenada; Surinam, Brazil; Brazil: Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Bahia, Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | lunar dovesnail [from synonym]crescent mitrella [from synonym] | [details] |
| French | mitrelle lunée | [details] |
| German | Mond-Täubchenschnecke [from synonym]Mond-Täubchen [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (55 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Astyris zonalis (A. A. Gould, 1848))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Mitrella dissimilis (W. Stimpson, 1851))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Mitrella lunata (Say, 1826))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (70 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Astyris lunata)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Astyris lunata (Say, 1826) Brazil, Espírito Santo, off Marataizes, in coral sand, a...
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1436353)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1442426)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mitrella lunata (Say, 1826))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mitrella dissimilis (W. Stimpson, 1851))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 033870)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 102047) (from synonym Mitrella lunata (Say, 1826))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Astyris zonalis (A. A. Gould, 1848))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Mitrella dissimilis (W. Stimpson, 1851))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Mitrella lunata (Say, 1826))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (70 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Astyris lunata)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Astyris lunata (Say, 1826) Brazil, Espírito Santo, off Marataizes, in coral sand, a...
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1436353)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1442426)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mitrella lunata (Say, 1826))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mitrella dissimilis (W. Stimpson, 1851))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 033870)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 102047) (from synonym Mitrella lunata (Say, 1826))
To ITIS
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