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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Nassariidae
Nassarius (Nassarius) arcularia arcularia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Buccinum arcularia Linnaeus, 1758
Nassa (Arcularia) scalariformis Mörch, 1852
Common Name
Little Box Dog Whelk p.153 Allan, J. 1950.
Distribution
Sri Lanka to the Cocos-Keeling Is., Ryukyu and Tonga Islands (Cernohorsky, 1984), Ashmore Reef, NT to central Qld (Wilson, 1994)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
ABRS Regions: Australia: Cocos (Keeling) Islands
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Northern Territory
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.38
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.156
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka
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: Cocos-Keeling
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan: Ryukyu Islands (Loo-Chu Islands, Nansi-Shoto)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Tonga
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman and Nicobar: Andaman Islands
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: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hong Kong (Xianggang)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Papua New Guinea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Vanuatu: New Hebrides
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia: Loyalty Islands (Iles Loyaute)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Tonga
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Fiji
Keywords
depth: intertidal
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal [ to 8 m
]
depth: subtidal
substrate: muddy sand
substrate: sand
References
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. p.56, pl. 1, figs. 1-3 [
] 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 (Nassarius) Dumeril, 1806
Nassarius (Nassarius) arcularia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nassarius (Nassarius) arcularia arcularia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=44249) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-04-08. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-06.