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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Nassariidae
Nassarius (Nassarius) optimus (Sowerby, 1903)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Nassa optima Sowerby, 1903
Distribution
Central Indo-West Pacific; north Qld (Wilson, 1994)
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Vanuatu: New Hebrides
Keywords
depth: intertidal
depth: shallow subtidal [
]
depth: sublittoral zone [ to 10 m
]
depth: subtidal [ to 10 m
]
substrate: in sandy mud
substrate: mud
substrate: sand
References
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. p.60, pl. 2, figs. 1-2 [ synonomy, distribution and type information
] General reference
Wilson, B. 1994. p.80 General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Buccinoidea
Nassariidae Iredale, 1916
Nassarius Dumeril, 1806
Nassarius (Nassarius) Dumeril, 1806
Nassarius (Nassarius) optimus (Sowerby, 1903)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=15102) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-06.