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 RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSouth 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.