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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Nassariidae 

Nassarius (Niotha) gemmuliferus (A. Adams, 1852)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Nassa (Niotha) fenistrata auct.
   Nassa gemmulifera A. Adams, 1852
   Nassarius (Niotha) albescens gemmuliferus (A. Adams, 1852)
   Nassa isabellei Reeve, 1853
   Nassa fenestrata Marrat, 1877
   Nassarius (Niotha) albescens var. gestroi Bisacchi, 1930

Distribution

Dekker & Kool, 1999: See distribution map p 55. "SE India, Sri Lanka, the Andaman Islands, W. Sumatra and SW Java."

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanSri Lanka
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanAndaman and NicobarAndaman Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndonesia (W)Java (S, E, W)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndonesia (W)Sumatra (S, W, NW)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene IslandsMauritius
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaKenya
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaEthiopia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaTanzaniaPwani ProvinceZanzibar
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaPersian Gulf (=Arabian Gulf)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMadagascar
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSeychelles
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene IslandsReunion
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 33 m ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
habitat: coral reef 
substrate: coral sand [ clean and muddy ]
substrate: sand 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. p.83, pl. 8, figs. 2-4 Contains synonymy

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) gemmuliferus (A. Adams, 1852)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=74403) created by benamy on 2002-07-26. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-07.