WoRMS taxon details
Nassarius babylonicus (R. B. Watson, 1882)
560144 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:560144)
accepted
Species
Nassa (Aciculina) babylonica R. B. Watson, 1882 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nassa (Alectryon) babylonica R. B. Watson, 1882 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nassa (Hebra) babylonica R. B. Watson, 1882 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nassa (Profundinassa) babylonica R. B. Watson, 1882 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nassa babylonica R. B. Watson, 1882 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nassa turrifera E. A. Smith, 1895 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nassarius (Profundinassa) babylonicus (R. B. Watson, 1882) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Profundinassa babylonica (R. B. Watson, 1882) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Nassa babylonica R. B. Watson, 1882) Watson, R.B. (1882). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part XIII. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology.</em> 16: 358-372., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31982599
page(s): 366 [details]
page(s): 366 [details]
Type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nassarius babylonicus (R. B. Watson, 1882). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560144 on 2025-12-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Nassa babylonica R. B. Watson, 1882) Watson, R.B. (1882). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part XIII. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology.</em> 16: 358-372., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31982599
page(s): 366 [details]
original description (of Nassa turrifera E. A. Smith, 1895) Smith, E. A. (1895). Natural history notes from H.M. Indian Marine Survey Steamer ´Investigator´, Commander C.F. Oldham, R.N.-Series II, No. 19. Report upon the Mollusca dredged in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea during the season 1893-94. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 6, 16: 1-19, pls 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25122504
page(s): 5, pl. 1. fig. 6. [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): 366 [details]
original description (of Nassa turrifera E. A. Smith, 1895) Smith, E. A. (1895). Natural history notes from H.M. Indian Marine Survey Steamer ´Investigator´, Commander C.F. Oldham, R.N.-Series II, No. 19. Report upon the Mollusca dredged in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea during the season 1893-94. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 6, 16: 1-19, pls 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25122504
page(s): 5, pl. 1. fig. 6. [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]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ワタゾコムシロ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Nassa babylonica R. B. Watson, 1882)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nassarius babylonicus)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Nassa babylonica R. B. Watson, 1882)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Malacopics (Nassarius babylonicus (R. B. Watson, 1882) Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara, 9°03'.4 S 119°...
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Nassa babylonica R. B. Watson, 1882)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nassarius babylonicus)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Nassa babylonica R. B. Watson, 1882)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Malacopics (Nassarius babylonicus (R. B. Watson, 1882) Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara, 9°03'.4 S 119°...