WoRMS taxon details
Euplica festiva (Deshayes, 1833)
511777 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:511777)
accepted
Species
Colombella azora Duclos, 1840 · unaccepted
Columbella (Nitidella) seychellarum E. von Martens, 1904 · unaccepted (basionym)
Columbella albinodulosa Gaskoin, 1852 · unaccepted
Columbella festiva Deshayes, 1833 · unaccepted (original combination)
Columbella indica Reeve, 1858 · unaccepted
Columbella seychellarum E. von Martens, 1904 · unaccepted
Euplica albinodulosa (Gaskoin, 1852) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Euplica azora (Duclos, 1840) · unaccepted
Euplica reticulata T. Cossignani, 2005 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pyrene azora (Duclos, 1840) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Columbella festiva Deshayes, 1833) Deshayes, G. P. (1833). [Coquilles de la Mer Rouge] <i>in</i> L. de Laborde, <i>Voyage de l'Arabie Pétrée par Léon de Laborde et Linant</i>. Giard, Paris. 87 pp, 69 pl., 2 maps. [Date of publication after Kabat & Coan, 2019, <i>The Nautilus</i>, 133(3): 31-39.]. , available online at https://bibliotheque-numerique.inha.fr/collection/item/16377-voyage-de-l-arabie-petree
page(s): 66, pl. 65 figs 39-41 [details]
page(s): 66, pl. 65 figs 39-41 [details]
Lectotype (of Columbella seychellarum E. von Martens,...
, Type locality contained in Red Sea
Lectotype (of Columbella seychellarum E. von Martens, 1904) ZMB 61.048a, geounit Seychelles [details]
type locality contained in Red Sea [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Euplica festiva (Deshayes, 1833). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511777 on 2025-05-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pyrene azora (Duclos, 1840)) Duclos, P.L. (1840). <i>Histoire naturelle générale et particulière de tous les genres de coquilles univalves marines à l'état vivant et fossile, publiée par monographie. Genre Colombelle</i>. Didot, Paris. 13 pls. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45200570 [details]
original description (of Columbella albinodulosa 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): 3 [details]
original description (of Colombella azora Duclos, 1840) Duclos, P.L. (1840). <i>Histoire naturelle générale et particulière de tous les genres de coquilles univalves marines à l'état vivant et fossile, publiée par monographie. Genre Colombelle</i>. Didot, Paris. 13 pls. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45200570 [details]
original description (of Columbella festiva Deshayes, 1833) Deshayes, G. P. (1833). [Coquilles de la Mer Rouge] <i>in</i> L. de Laborde, <i>Voyage de l'Arabie Pétrée par Léon de Laborde et Linant</i>. Giard, Paris. 87 pp, 69 pl., 2 maps. [Date of publication after Kabat & Coan, 2019, <i>The Nautilus</i>, 133(3): 31-39.]. , available online at https://bibliotheque-numerique.inha.fr/collection/item/16377-voyage-de-l-arabie-petree
page(s): 66, pl. 65 figs 39-41 [details]
original description (of Columbella indica Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858–1859). Monograph of the Genus <i>Columbella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, May 1859; pl. 2-8, January 1858; pl. 9-12, April 1858; pl. 13-18, October 1858; pl. 19-23, November 1858; pl. 24-25, February 1859; pl. 26-37, April 1859]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183166 [details]
original description (of Euplica reticulata T. Cossignani, 2005) Cossignani T. (2005) Nuove <i>Euplica</i> del Madagascar (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia, Neogastropoda, Muricoidea). <i>Malacologia Mostra Mondiala</i> 46: 4-5.
page(s): 5 [details]
original description (of Columbella (Nitidella) seychellarum E. von Martens, 1904) Martens, E. von. (1904). Die beschalten Gastropoden der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 1898–1899. A. Systematisch-geographischer Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia". 7(A): 1–146, pls i–v.
page(s): 105, pl. 5, fig. 17. [details]
basis of record Pelorce, J., Boyer, F. & Gori, S. (2023). Révision des Columbellidae de l'île de Masirah, Oman (Partie 2 : genres <i>Mitrella</i> Risso, 1826 ; <i>Euplica</i> Dall, 1889 ; <i>Graphicomassa</i> Iredale, 1929 ; <i>Pardalinops</i> deMaintenon, 2008 et <i>Smithena</i> Boyer, Pelorce & Gori, 2022). <em>Novapex.</em> 24(4): 187-215.
page(s): 200, figs 105-124 [details]
original description (of Columbella albinodulosa 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): 3 [details]
original description (of Colombella azora Duclos, 1840) Duclos, P.L. (1840). <i>Histoire naturelle générale et particulière de tous les genres de coquilles univalves marines à l'état vivant et fossile, publiée par monographie. Genre Colombelle</i>. Didot, Paris. 13 pls. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45200570 [details]
original description (of Columbella festiva Deshayes, 1833) Deshayes, G. P. (1833). [Coquilles de la Mer Rouge] <i>in</i> L. de Laborde, <i>Voyage de l'Arabie Pétrée par Léon de Laborde et Linant</i>. Giard, Paris. 87 pp, 69 pl., 2 maps. [Date of publication after Kabat & Coan, 2019, <i>The Nautilus</i>, 133(3): 31-39.]. , available online at https://bibliotheque-numerique.inha.fr/collection/item/16377-voyage-de-l-arabie-petree
page(s): 66, pl. 65 figs 39-41 [details]
original description (of Columbella indica Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1858–1859). Monograph of the Genus <i>Columbella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, May 1859; pl. 2-8, January 1858; pl. 9-12, April 1858; pl. 13-18, October 1858; pl. 19-23, November 1858; pl. 24-25, February 1859; pl. 26-37, April 1859]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183166 [details]
original description (of Euplica reticulata T. Cossignani, 2005) Cossignani T. (2005) Nuove <i>Euplica</i> del Madagascar (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia, Neogastropoda, Muricoidea). <i>Malacologia Mostra Mondiala</i> 46: 4-5.
page(s): 5 [details]
original description (of Columbella (Nitidella) seychellarum E. von Martens, 1904) Martens, E. von. (1904). Die beschalten Gastropoden der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 1898–1899. A. Systematisch-geographischer Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia". 7(A): 1–146, pls i–v.
page(s): 105, pl. 5, fig. 17. [details]
basis of record Pelorce, J., Boyer, F. & Gori, S. (2023). Révision des Columbellidae de l'île de Masirah, Oman (Partie 2 : genres <i>Mitrella</i> Risso, 1826 ; <i>Euplica</i> Dall, 1889 ; <i>Graphicomassa</i> Iredale, 1929 ; <i>Pardalinops</i> deMaintenon, 2008 et <i>Smithena</i> Boyer, Pelorce & Gori, 2022). <em>Novapex.</em> 24(4): 187-215.
page(s): 200, figs 105-124 [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Kilburn R.N. & Marais J.P. (2010) Columbellidae. Pp. 60-104, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]
Other
additional source
Gori, S., Boyer, F. & Pelorce, J. (2025). Les Columbellidae du Dhofar, sud-Oman (Neogastropoda : Buccinoidea), inventaire de la faune et description de sept espèces nouvelles. <em>Novapex.</em> 26(1-2): 15-36.
page(s): 28, figs 4E-F [details]
page(s): 28, figs 4E-F [details]





Lectotype (of Columbella seychellarum E. von Martens, 1904) ZMB 61.048a, geounit Seychelles [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Columbella seychellarum E. von Martens, 1904)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Columbella albinodulosa Gaskoin, 1852)
To Malacopics (Euplica festiva (Deshayes, 1833) Madagascar, Toliara, Tolagnaro, on coral sand at l...
To Malacopics (Euplica festiva (Deshayes, 1833))
To Malacopics (Euplica festiva (Deshayes, 1833))
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-6344) (from synonym Colombella azora Duclos, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Columbella seychellarum E. von Martens, 1904)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Columbella albinodulosa Gaskoin, 1852)
To Malacopics (Euplica festiva (Deshayes, 1833) Madagascar, Toliara, Tolagnaro, on coral sand at l...
To Malacopics (Euplica festiva (Deshayes, 1833))
To Malacopics (Euplica festiva (Deshayes, 1833))
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-6344) (from synonym Colombella azora Duclos, 1840)