Astyris rosacea

Astyris rosacea, common name the rosy northern dovesnail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

Astyris rosacea
Astyris rosacea shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Astyris
Species:
A. rosacea
Binomial name
Astyris rosacea
(Gould, 1840)
Synonyms.[1]
  • Buccinum rosaceum Gould, 1840 (original combination)
  • Columbella rosacea (Gould, 1840)
  • Mangelia holböllii Möller, 1842
  • Mangelia hollboelli Møller, 1842
  • Mitrella rosacea (Gould, 1840)

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the North Atlantic Ocean from Greenland to New Jersey, in European waters and in the Beaufort Sea off Alaska.

References
  1. Astyris rosacea (Gould, 1840). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
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