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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Nassariidae 

Nassarius (Niotha) albescens (Dunker, 1846)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Nassa bicolor auct.
   Buccinum albescens Dunker, 1846
   Nassarius albescens (Dunker, 1846)
   Nassarius (Niotha) albescens (Dunker, 1846)
   Nassa retecosa A. Adams, 1852
   Nassarius bicolor Rousseau, 1854
   Nassa adamsiana Marrat, 1880
   Nassa baguenai Mari, 1934

Common Name

Whitish Dog Whelk p.154      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

From Nicobar Islands to the Cook Islands (Cernohorsky, 1984), Indo-West Pacific; North West Cape, WA to central Queensland (Wilson, 1994) Dekker & Kool, 1999: see distribution map p. 55 "From Andaman Islands to Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia and further eastwards into the Pacific; also reaching Japan"

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Cook Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.158 
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman and Nicobar: Nicobar Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Thailand (W)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan: Ryukyu Islands (Loo-Chu Islands, Nansi-Shoto)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Papua New Guinea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Mariana Islands
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Lord Howe (Australia)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Norfolk Island (Australia)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Solomon Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Vanuatu: New Hebrides
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia: Loyalty Islands (Iles Loyaute)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Fiji
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Tonga
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Samoan Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman and Nicobar: Andaman Islands
     Dekker, H. & Kool, H. H. 1999. p.54 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal [ to 20 m ]
substrate: in sand [ in clean, coralline, weedy or muddy sand ]
substrate: sand 

References

 Cernohorsky, W. O. 1991. p.189 Distribution
 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. p.81, pl. 7, figs. 11-12, pl. 8, fig. 1 [ ]  Synonomy
 Dekker, H. & Kool, H. H. 1999.  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 (Niotha) H. & A. Adams, 1853
                              Nassarius (Niotha) albescens (Dunker, 1846)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=15110) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-01-15.