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 RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereNew Zealand
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNorfolk Island (Australia)
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereNew ZealandNew Zealand OutliersKermadec Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificLord Howe (Australia)
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (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.