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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Nassariidae 

Nassarius (Zeuxis) pyrrhus (Menke, 1843)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Buccinum fasciatum Lamarck, 1822
   Buccinum pyrrhum Menke, 1843
   Nassa dealbata A. Adams, 1852
   Alectrion victorianus Iredale, 1915

Common Name

Banded Nassarius p.196      Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962.  
Victorian or Brown Banded Dog Whelk p.154, pl.22, f.6      Allan, J. 1950.  
Banded Dog Whelk p.148, pl.149      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Tas. coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: SW coast
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): South Australia
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Tasmania
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Victoria
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ from 0 m ]
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal [ to 18 m ]
habitat: sand-mud flats 
salinity: estuarine [ estuaries, shallow bays and seagrass {Wilson1993B} ]
salinity: marine 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1981. p.167, figs. 54-58 Contains synonymy
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.88 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Buccinoidea
                        Nassariidae Iredale, 1916
                          Nassarius Dumeril, 1806
                            Nassarius (Zeuxis) H. & A. Adams, 1853
                              Nassarius (Zeuxis) pyrrhus (Menke, 1843)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=15362) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-04-22.