Columbella unifasciata Sowerby I, 1832 Mitrella unifasciata (Sowerby I, 1832) Astyris unifasciata (Sowerby I, 1832) Columbella castanea Gould, 1850
Details
Columbella unifasciataSowerby I, 1832a, p. 114 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Valparaiso Maximum Reported Size: 12 mm Comments: Records from Rio de Janeiro are based on Columbella castanea, a synonym with erroneous locality data; Radwin's (1977a) records from southern Argentina are based on inference from Strebel (1905), who says 'Südspitze von Südamerika'. Forcelli (2000) also reports the species in the Atlantic, but does not give specific localities. Combining Genera: Astyris Mitrella
Columbella castaneaGould, 1850, p. 170, [Gould 1860, pl. 19, fig. 339-339b] [Synonym] Type Locality: Rio Janeiro [in error] Maximum Reported Size: 12 mm References: Tryon (1885) s Comments: Non Sowerby, 1832.
Partial List of References
Gould, A. A. 1850. [Descriptions of new species of shells, brought home by the U. S. Exploring Expedition] Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 3 151-156, 169-172, 214-218... Sowerby, G. B., I. 1832. [New species of Shells collected by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean. Genus Columbella] Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 2 113-120. [True date: 14 Aug 1832.]
