OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Nassa situla (Reeve, 1846)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Buccinum situlum Reeve, 1846
   Nassa situla (Reeve, 1846)
   Pusio kossmannii Pagenstecher, 1877

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaGulf of Oman
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaGulf of Aden

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
substrate: in sand 
substrate: under stones 

References

 Houart, R. 1996. p.54, figs. 3, 6, 22-30 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Rapaninae Gray, 1853
                            Nassa Röding, 1798
                              Nassa situla (Reeve, 1846)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=48749) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-08-03. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-10-09.