OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Nassariidae
Nassarius (Alectrion) spiratus (A. Adams, 1852)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Nassa spirata A. Adams, 1852
Common Name
Spired Dog Whelk p.154, f.2 Allan, J. 1950.
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: New Zealand
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Norfolk Island (Australia)
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: New Zealand: New Zealand Outliers: Kermadec Islands
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Lord Howe (Australia)
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
Keywords
depth: intertidal
substrate: in sand
References
Cernohorsky, W. O. 1984. p.54 General reference
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1981. p.141, figs. 3-5 [
] General reference
Wilson, B. 1994. p.79 [
] General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Buccinoidea
Nassariidae Iredale, 1916
Nassarius Dumeril, 1806
Nassarius (Alectrion) Montfort, 1810
Nassarius (Alectrion) spiratus (A. Adams, 1852)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=15080) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-04-22.