WoRMS taxon details

Nassarius echinatus (A. Adams, 1852)

215743  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215743)

accepted
Species
Nassa (Hebra) echinata A. Adams, 1852 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nassa echinata A. Adams, 1852 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Nassa echinata A. Adams, 1852) Adams, A. (1852-1853). Catalogue of the species of <i>Nassa</i>, a genus of gasteropodous Mollusca belonging to the family Buccinidae, in the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq., with the description of some new species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1851) 19: 94-112 [7 December 1852], 113-114 [29 April 1853]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859178
page(s): 101. [details]   
Type locality contained in Mindoro Island  
type locality contained in Mindoro Island [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Description Up to 3 cm, similar to N. albescens gemmuliferus, but with more widely spaced, spiny nodules arranged in spiral rows. ...  
Description Up to 3 cm, similar to N. albescens gemmuliferus, but with more widely spaced, spiny nodules arranged in spiral rows. Colour variable, white or cream often with orange-brown spots. Habitat: rocky or sandy eulittoral and deeper. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Nassarius echinatus (A. Adams, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215743 on 2024-03-29
Date
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1997-02-22 16:55:09Z
created
2000-07-18 15:57:33Z
changed
2011-02-21 13:37:18Z
changed
2012-01-11 17:52:07Z
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original description  (of Nassa echinata A. Adams, 1852) Adams, A. (1852-1853). Catalogue of the species of <i>Nassa</i>, a genus of gasteropodous Mollusca belonging to the family Buccinidae, in the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq., with the description of some new species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1851) 19: 94-112 [7 December 1852], 113-114 [29 April 1853]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859178
page(s): 101. [details]   

basis of record Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Cernohorsky, W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 14: i-iv, 1-356. [published 12 July 1984]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59858109 [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Description Up to 3 cm, similar to N. albescens gemmuliferus, but with more widely spaced, spiny nodules arranged in spiral rows. Colour variable, white or cream often with orange-brown spots. Habitat: rocky or sandy eulittoral and deeper. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details]