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Nassarius arcularia plicatus (Röding, 1798)

To GB Mollusca Types (Nassa crispata Marrat, 1877; Lectotype; LIVCM.12.8.1880 [631])
To GB Mollusca Types (Nassa crispata Marrat, 1877; Lectotype; LIVCM.12.8.1880 [631])

142017  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:142017)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Neogastropoda (Order)
  7. Buccinoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Nassariidae (Family)
  9. Nassariinae (Subfamily)
  10. Nassarius (Genus)
  11. Nassarius arcularia (Species)
  12. Nassarius arcularia plicatus (Subspecies)
accepted
Subspecies
Distorsio plicata Röding, 1798 · unaccepted (original combination)
Nassa crispata Marrat, 1877 · unaccepted (synonym)
Nassa pulla var. minor M. Smith, 1912 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Nassa sulcifera A. Adams, 1852 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nassarius arcularius plicatus (Röding, 1798) · unaccepted (wrong grammatical agreement of...)  
wrong grammatical agreement of nominal species name
marine
(of Distorsio plicata Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 134 [details] 
Description Habitat: muddy shore
Thick shells, up to 3 cm, with transverse rows of large nodules (most prominent on shoulders of...  
Description Habitat: muddy shore
Thick shells, up to 3 cm, with transverse rows of large nodules (most prominent on shoulders of whorsl), the surface of whorls with noticeable fine axial ribs. Columella characteristically wide, glossy and flat. Colour yellowish-grey to chocolate-brown; aperture violet brown with a single white band. Habitat: shallow sands. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nassarius arcularia plicatus (Röding, 1798). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=142017 on 2025-07-16
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge
2009-01-19 18:36:52Z
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Gofas, Serge
2017-08-27 14:16:42Z
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Gofas, Serge

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Nomenclature

original description (of Nassa crispata Marrat, 1877) Marrat, F. (1877). On some proposed new forms in the genus <i>Nassa</i>. Liverpool, privately printed, 15 pp., 1 pl. [details] 

original description (of Nassa sulcifera 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): 98. [details] 

original description (of Nassa pulla var. minor M. Smith, 1912) Smith, M. (1912). On a collection of marine Gastropoda from Aden with descriptions of new forms. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 26(7): 74-79, pl. 4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1738281
page(s): 77 [details] 

original description (of Distorsio plicata Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 134 [details] 

Identification resource

identification resource Marais J.P. & Kilburn R.N. (2010) Nassariidae. Pp. 138-173, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details] 

Other

context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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] 

additional source Galil, B. (2007). Seeing Red: Alien species along the Mediterranean coast of Israel. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 2(4): 281-312., available online at https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2007.2.4.2 [details] OpenAccess publication

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]

Unreviewed
Description Habitat: muddy shore
Thick shells, up to 3 cm, with transverse rows of large nodules (most prominent on shoulders of whorsl), the surface of whorls with noticeable fine axial ribs. Columella characteristically wide, glossy and flat. Colour yellowish-grey to chocolate-brown; aperture violet brown with a single white band. Habitat: shallow sands. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
    Definitions

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English shielded dogwhelk  [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Distorsio plicata Röding, 1798)
To GB Mollusca Types (Nassa crispata Marrat, 1877; Lectotype; LIVCM.12.8.1880 [631]) (from synonym Nassa crispata Marrat, 1877)
To Malacopics (Nassarius arcularia plicatus (Röding, 1798) Eritrea, Shim?l? al Ba?r? al A?mar, Dahl... 
To Malacopics (Nassarius arcularia plicatus (Röding, 1798) Eritrea, Shimali al Bahri al Ahmar, Dahl... 
To Malacopics (Nassarius arcularia plicatus (Röding, 1798) Tanzania, Zanzibar, ex coll. F.J.A. Slie... 
To Malacopics (Nassarius arcularia plicatus (Röding, 1798)) 
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Distorsio plicata Röding, 1798)
To PESI (from synonym Nassa crispata Marrat, 1877)
To PESI (from synonym Nassa sulcifera A. Adams, 1852)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
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