OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Nassariidae 

Nassarius (Plicarcularia) kraussianus (Dunker, 1846)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Buccinum kraussianum Dunker, 1846
   Nassa orbiculata A. Adams, 1852

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMozambique
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene IslandsReunion
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSouth Africa
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Western Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Western Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast

Keywords

habitat: intertial flats 
substrate: sand 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. p.74, pl. 6, figs. 5-6 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.84 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Buccinoidea
                        Nassariidae Iredale, 1916
                          Nassarius Dumeril, 1806
                            Nassarius (Plicarcularia) Thiele, 1929
                              Nassarius (Plicarcularia) kraussianus (Dunker, 1846)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=15215) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-07.