WoRMS taxon details
Mitrella nycteis (Duclos, 1846)
878481 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:878481)
accepted
Species
Colombella belizana Duclos, 1848 · unaccepted
Colombella nycteis Duclos, 1846 · unaccepted (original combination)
Colombella plutonida Duclos, 1846 · unaccepted
Columbella fenestrata C. B. Adams, 1850 · unaccepted
Columbella fusiformis A. d'Orbigny, 1853 · unaccepted > junior homonym (invalid: junior homonym of...)
invalid: junior homonym of Columbella fusiformis Anton, 1838
Columbella sagitta Gaskoin, 1852 · unaccepted
Columbellopsis nycteis (Duclos, 1846) · unaccepted
marine
(of Colombella nycteis Duclos, 1846) Chenu, J. C. (1842-1854). Illustrations conchyliologiques, ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues, vivantes et fossiles. <em>Paris.</em> Paris. 85 parts in 4 volumes.
page(s): vol. 4, pl. 17 fig. 5-8 [details]
page(s): vol. 4, pl. 17 fig. 5-8 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mitrella nycteis (Duclos, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=878481 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Colombella belizana Duclos, 1848) Duclos, P. L. (1846-1850). Colombella. In: Chenu, J. C. <i>Illustrations conchyliologiques ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues vivantes et fossiles, classées suivant le système de Lamarck modifié d'après les progrès de la science et comprenant les genres nouveaux et les espèces récemment découvertes</i>. Volume 4: pls 1-18 [1846]; 19-25, 27 [1848]; 26 [1850]., available online at http://doc.rero.ch/record/323854/files/MHN-Chenu_3.pdf
page(s): pl. 22 [details]
original description (of Columbella fenestrata C. B. Adams, 1850) Adams, C. B. (1850). Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica. <em>Contributions to Conchology.</em> vol. 1: 56-68 [January 1850], 109-123 [April 1850]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13796470 [details]
original description (of Columbella fusiformis A. d'Orbigny, 1853) Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264 [pp. 1-208, pls 1-8, 4bis [1841]; 209-264 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380 [pp. 1-112, pls 9-19 [1842]; 113-380, pls 20-28 [1853]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 2: pl. 21 figs 25-27; 137-138 [1853] [details]
original description (of Colombella nycteis Duclos, 1846) Chenu, J. C. (1842-1854). Illustrations conchyliologiques, ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues, vivantes et fossiles. <em>Paris.</em> Paris. 85 parts in 4 volumes.
page(s): vol. 4, pl. 17 fig. 5-8 [details]
original description (of Colombella plutonida Duclos, 1846) Duclos, P. L. (1846-1850). Colombella. In: Chenu, J. C. <i>Illustrations conchyliologiques ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues vivantes et fossiles, classées suivant le système de Lamarck modifié d'après les progrès de la science et comprenant les genres nouveaux et les espèces récemment découvertes</i>. Volume 4: pls 1-18 [1846]; 19-25, 27 [1848]; 26 [1850]., available online at http://doc.rero.ch/record/323854/files/MHN-Chenu_3.pdf
page(s): pl. 16 [details]
original description (of Columbella sagitta Gaskoin, 1852) Gaskoin, J. S. (1852). Descriptions of twenty species of Columbellae, and one species of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 19: 2-14 [dated 1851]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680230
page(s): 10 [details]
page(s): pl. 22 [details]
original description (of Columbella fenestrata C. B. Adams, 1850) Adams, C. B. (1850). Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica. <em>Contributions to Conchology.</em> vol. 1: 56-68 [January 1850], 109-123 [April 1850]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13796470 [details]
original description (of Columbella fusiformis A. d'Orbigny, 1853) Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264 [pp. 1-208, pls 1-8, 4bis [1841]; 209-264 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380 [pp. 1-112, pls 9-19 [1842]; 113-380, pls 20-28 [1853]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 2: pl. 21 figs 25-27; 137-138 [1853] [details]
original description (of Colombella nycteis Duclos, 1846) Chenu, J. C. (1842-1854). Illustrations conchyliologiques, ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues, vivantes et fossiles. <em>Paris.</em> Paris. 85 parts in 4 volumes.
page(s): vol. 4, pl. 17 fig. 5-8 [details]
original description (of Colombella plutonida Duclos, 1846) Duclos, P. L. (1846-1850). Colombella. In: Chenu, J. C. <i>Illustrations conchyliologiques ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues vivantes et fossiles, classées suivant le système de Lamarck modifié d'après les progrès de la science et comprenant les genres nouveaux et les espèces récemment découvertes</i>. Volume 4: pls 1-18 [1846]; 19-25, 27 [1848]; 26 [1850]., available online at http://doc.rero.ch/record/323854/files/MHN-Chenu_3.pdf
page(s): pl. 16 [details]
original description (of Columbella sagitta Gaskoin, 1852) Gaskoin, J. S. (1852). Descriptions of twenty species of Columbellae, and one species of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 19: 2-14 [dated 1851]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680230
page(s): 10 [details]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]





To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Columbellopsis nycteis (Duclos, 1846))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Columbella fusiformis A. d'Orbigny, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Colombella nycteis Duclos, 1846)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mitrella nycteis)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Colombella nycteis Duclos, 1846)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Malacopics (Mitrella nycteis (Duclos, 1846) Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bonaire, collecte...
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-6342) (from synonym Colombella belizana Duclos, 1848)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-6400) (from synonym Colombella plutonida Duclos, 1846)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-6419) (from synonym Colombella nycteis Duclos, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Columbella fusiformis A. d'Orbigny, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Colombella nycteis Duclos, 1846)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mitrella nycteis)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Colombella nycteis Duclos, 1846)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Malacopics (Mitrella nycteis (Duclos, 1846) Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bonaire, collecte...
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-6342) (from synonym Colombella belizana Duclos, 1848)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-6400) (from synonym Colombella plutonida Duclos, 1846)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-6419) (from synonym Colombella nycteis Duclos, 1846)