WoRMS taxon details
Nassarius natalensis (E. A. Smith, 1903)
560265 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:560265)
accepted
Species
Nassa natalensis E. A. Smith, 1903 · unaccepted (original combination)
Nassa sturmii Reeve, 1853 · unaccepted
Nassarius (Niotha) natalensis (E. A. Smith, 1903) · unaccepted
marine
(of Nassa natalensis E. A. Smith, 1903) Smith, E. A. (1903). A list of species of Mollusca from South Africa, forming an Appendix to G. B. Sowerby's "Marine Shells of South Africa". <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 5 (6): 354-402, pl. 15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15168721
page(s): 373, pl. 15, fig. 6. [details]
page(s): 373, pl. 15, fig. 6. [details]
Type locality contained in Natal
type locality contained in Natal [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nassarius natalensis (E. A. Smith, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560265 on 2025-07-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Nassa natalensis E. A. Smith, 1903) Smith, E. A. (1903). A list of species of Mollusca from South Africa, forming an Appendix to G. B. Sowerby's "Marine Shells of South Africa". <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 5 (6): 354-402, pl. 15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15168721
page(s): 373, pl. 15, fig. 6. [details]
original description (of Nassa sturmii Reeve, 1853) Reeve, L. A. (1853-1854). Monograph of the genus <i>Nassa</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 9, pls 1-29 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-5, November 1853; pl. 6-25, December 1853; pl. 26-29, March 1854]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120745 [details]
basis of record 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]
page(s): 373, pl. 15, fig. 6. [details]
original description (of Nassa sturmii Reeve, 1853) Reeve, L. A. (1853-1854). Monograph of the genus <i>Nassa</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 9, pls 1-29 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-5, November 1853; pl. 6-25, December 1853; pl. 26-29, March 1854]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120745 [details]
basis of record 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]
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
additional source
Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 132. [details]
page(s): 132. [details]





To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Nassa natalensis E. A. Smith, 1903)
To Malacopics (Nassarius natalensis (E. A. Smith, 193) Tanzania, Zanzibar, Uroa, near Tamarind Beac...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Nassa natalensis E. A. Smith, 1903)
To Malacopics (Nassarius natalensis (E. A. Smith, 193) Tanzania, Zanzibar, Uroa, near Tamarind Beac...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection