OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Nassariidae
Nassarius (Hima) formosus (Turton, 1932)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Nassa formosa Turton, 1932
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: South Africa
Keywords
habit: nestling
habit: nestling Cernohorsky, W. O. 1984.
substrate: rocks
substrate: rocks Cernohorsky, W. O. 1984.
substrate: under rocks [ in crevices, on the underside of rocks
]
References
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. p.187, pl. 40, figs. 12-14 Contains synonymy
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Buccinoidea
Nassariidae Iredale, 1916
Nassarius Dumeril, 1806
Nassarius (Hima) Leach in Gray, 1852
Nassarius (Hima) formosus (Turton, 1932)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=44544) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-04-12. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-28.