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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Nassariidae 

Nassarius (Zeuxis) mammilliferus (Melvill, 1897)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Nassa (Hima) mamillifera [sic]
   Nassa (Niotha) mammillifera Melvill, 1897
   Nassa (Hima) mamillifera var. hindarabica Melvill & Standen, 1901
   Nassarius (Hima) mamilliferus var. pura Melvill, 1928

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-Arabia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaPersian Gulf (=Arabian Gulf)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaPakistanPakistan

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 92 m ]
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
substrate: clay 
substrate: clay 
substrate: sand 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. p.153, pl. 31, fig. 4 [ ]  Synonomy

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) mammilliferus (Melvill, 1897)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=44459) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-04-11. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-27.