WoRMS name details
Lunatia heros (Say, 1822)
574706 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:574706)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Lunatia J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Euspira Agassiz, 1837
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Natica heros Say, 1822) Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 248 [details]
page(s): 248 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lunatia heros (Say, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574706 on 2025-07-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Natica heros Say, 1822) Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 248 [details]
basis of record Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. <em>Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum.</em> 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/251565.pdf [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 248 [details]
basis of record Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. <em>Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum.</em> 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/251565.pdf [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Hinkley, A. A. (1909). Variation. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 23(1): 15-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5314591
page(s): 15 [details]
page(s): 15 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
