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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Nassariidae 

Nassarius (Niotha) acuticostus (Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1864)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Buccinum pauperatum Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
   Nassa acuticosta Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1864
   Nassa bullata Marrat, 1877

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificSolomon Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew Caledonia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificVanuatuNew Hebrides
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew CaledoniaLoyalty Islands (Iles Loyaute)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificFiji
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapanRyukyu Islands (Loo-Chu Islands, Nansi-Shoto)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: intertidal 
habitat: coral reef 
habitat: coral reef 
substrate: coral sand [ sandpockets on reefs ]
substrate: sand 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. p.92, pl. 11, figs. 11-12 [ ]  Synonomy
 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 (Niotha) H. & A. Adams, 1853
                              Nassarius (Niotha) acuticostus (Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1864)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=15107) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-07.