OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Nassariidae
Nassarius (Niotha) speciosus (A. Adams, 1852)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Buccinum plicosum Dunker, 1846
Nassa speciosa A. Adams, 1852
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: South Africa
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: South Africa (Cape marine Province)
Keywords
depth: continental shelf [ to 183 m
]
depth: intertidal
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal
substrate: in sand
References
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. p.111, pl. 19, figs. 4-5 [
] 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) speciosus (A. Adams, 1852)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=44693) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-04-12. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-27.