Astyris lunata (Say, 1826) is a animal in the Columbellidae family, order Neogastropoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Astyris lunata (Say, 1826)

Astyris lunata (Say, 1826)

Astyris lunata is a species of marine dove snail found off parts of North America and French Guiana.

Family
Genus
Astyris
Order
Neogastropoda
Class
Gastropoda

About Astyris lunata (Say, 1826)

Astyris lunata (Say, 1826) is a species of sea snail. It is a marine gastropod mollusc that belongs to Columbellidae, the family of dove snails. This marine species can be found off the coasts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in Canada, off Maine in the United States of America, and also off French Guiana.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Columbellidae › Astyris

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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