Astyris rosacea

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Astyris rosacea
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.203805 - Astyris rosacea (Gould, 1840) - Columbellidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Astyris rosacea shell
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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)

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

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

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