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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Nassariidae 

Nassarius (Niotha) nigellus (Reeve, 1854)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Buccinum semigranosum Dunker, 1846
   Nassa nigella Reeve, 1854
   Nassa optata Gould, 1860
   Nassa munieriana Crosse, 1864
   Nassa tasmanica Tenison Woods, 1876
   Nassa peritrema Tenison Woods, 1879

Common Name

Tasmanian Dog Whelk p.155 [as Tavaniotha tasmanica]      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

Cairns, Queensland to Fremantle, Western Australia

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaSouth Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificLord Howe (Australia)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricTas. coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaTasmania

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 183 m ]
depth: shallow subtidal [ from 3 m ]
depth: subtidal 
habitat: sand-mud flats 
substrate: in sand 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1981. p.157, figs. 34-39 Contains synonymy
 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. p.54 Synonomy
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.82 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) nigellus (Reeve, 1854)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=15149) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-08-07.