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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Nassariidae 

Nassarius (Niotha) distortus (A. Adams, 1852)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Buccinum monile Kiener, 1834
   Nassa distorta A. Adams, 1852
   Nassa lachrymosa Reeve, 1853

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceania
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceania
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.158 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanAndaman and NicobarAndaman Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanAndaman and NicobarNicobar Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaMalaysiaSelangor
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaMalaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaTaiwan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificSolomon Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificVanuatuNew Hebrides
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew Caledonia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew CaledoniaLoyalty Islands (Iles Loyaute)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificFiji
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificSamoan Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaCook Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificCaroline Islands

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal [ to 19 m ]
depth: subtidal 
substrate: coral sand [ clean, muddy and weedy ]
substrate: sand [ in clean, muddy and weedy sand in lagoons ]

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. p.94, pl. 12, figs. 5-8 Contains synonymy
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.81 Contains synonymy

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) distortus (A. Adams, 1852)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=15135) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-10.