Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Nassariidae

Nassarius (Zeuxis) margaritifer (Dunker, 1847)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Buccinum reticulatum Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
   Buccinum margaritiferum Dunker, 1847
   Nassa (Tritia) costellifera A. Adams, 1853
   Nassa quoyii Rousseau, 1854

Distribution

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 22 m ]
depth: continental shelf
depth: intertidal
depth: intertidal
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal
depth: subtidal
habitat: coral reef
habitat: coral reef
substrate: in sand
substrate: sand

References

Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. p.142, pl. 27, figs 7-8 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) margaritifer (Dunker, 1847)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=44424) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-04-11. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-06.