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Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea: Columbellidae

Astyris multilineata (Dall, 1889)


Range: 37°N to 25°N; 96°W to 75.09°W
Depth: 0 to 421 m (live 0 to 59 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 4.5  mm

Synonymy

Columbella multilineata Dall, 1889
Mitrella multilineata (Dall, 1889) 

Details


Columbella (Astyris) multilineata Dall, 1889a, p. 190-191
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: USFC sta. 2592, 2595, 2601, 2602 and 2614
Range: 37°N to 25°N; 96°W to 75.09°W
Depth: 0 to 421 m (live 0 to 59 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 4.5 mm
Distribution: USA: Maryland, North Carolina, Florida: Florida Keys; USA: Texas
References: Dall (1889a) EM; Odé (1987c) dLlW
Comments: Contrary to the statement in Malacolog 3.2.4, Kaicher (1984: 3836) did not select a lectotype by inferring a holotype; Dall cited several localities, so he had more than one specimen (ICZN Article 74.6).
Combining Genera:  Mitrella


Partial List of References

Dall, W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,' Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18 1-492, pls. 10-40. [Stated date: 08 Jun 1889.]

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