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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Nassariidae 

Nassarius (Niotha) deshayesianus (Issel, 1866)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Nassa deshayesiana Issel, 1866
   Nassarius deshayesianus (Issel, 1866)
   Phrontis obockensis Jousseaume, 1888
   Nassa zailensis Sowerby, 1894
   Nassa zailensis var. andamanica Melvill & Sykes, 1898

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanAndaman and NicobarAndaman Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMadagascar
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaPersian Gulf (=Arabian Gulf)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaGulf of Oman
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanAndaman and NicobarAndaman Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaIndia (W)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaKenya

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: intertidal 
substrate: in sand 
substrate: sand 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. p.91, pl. 11, figs. 6-10 [ ]  Synonomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Buccinoidea
                        Nassariidae Iredale, 1916
                          Nassarius Dumeril, 1806
                            Nassarius (Niotha) H. & A. Adams, 1853
                              Nassarius (Niotha) deshayesianus (Issel, 1866)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=44677) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-04-12. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-08.