WoRMS name details
Nassarius scalaris (A. Adams, 1852)
560313 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:560313)
accepted > unreplaced junior homonym (primary homonym of Nassa scalaris Borson 1825)
Species
Buccinum turris Chemnitz sensu W. Wood, 1818 · unaccepted
Nassa (Alectrion) scalaris A. Adams, 1852 · unaccepted
Nassa (Alectryon) scalaris A. Adams, 1852 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nassa crenulata Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted (invalid: junior secondary homonym...)
invalid: junior secondary homonym of Buccinum crenulatum Bruguière, 1789
Nassa scalaris A. Adams, 1852 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nassarius (Zeuxis) scalaris (A. Adams, 1852) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Nassa (Alectrion) scalaris 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): 108 [details]
page(s): 108 [details]
Type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Nomenclature Nassa scalaris A. Adams, 1852, is a junior homonym of Nassa scalaris Borson, 1825, and therefore an invalid name. However,...
Nomenclature Nassa scalaris A. Adams, 1852, is a junior homonym of Nassa scalaris Borson, 1825, and therefore an invalid name. However, Cernohorsky (1984) stated he had seen only 7 specimens and was obviously uncertain of the validity of this species, which he compared to N. siquijorensis. He noted the homonymy but refrained from proposing a substitute name. The problem is still pending. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Nassarius scalaris (A. Adams, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560313 on 2026-10-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Nassa (Alectrion) scalaris 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): 108 [details]
original description (of Nassa crenulata Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, [J. B. P. A. de M. de]. (1816). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers. Part 23 [Livraison 84, 14 December 1816], Tome 3, pp. 1-16, pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488, Paris: Vve Agasse., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37162278
page(s): 1, pl. 394 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): 108 [details]
original description (of Nassa crenulata Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, [J. B. P. A. de M. de]. (1816). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers. Part 23 [Livraison 84, 14 December 1816], Tome 3, pp. 1-16, pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488, Paris: Vve Agasse., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37162278
page(s): 1, pl. 394 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature Nassa scalaris A. Adams, 1852, is a junior homonym of Nassa scalaris Borson, 1825, and therefore an invalid name. However, Cernohorsky (1984) stated he had seen only 7 specimens and was obviously uncertain of the validity of this species, which he compared to N. siquijorensis. He noted the homonymy but refrained from proposing a substitute name. The problem is still pending. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Nassa scalaris A. Adams, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Nassa crenulata Lamarck, 1816)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nassarius scalaris)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To Malacopics (Nassarius scalaris (A. Adams, 1852) Taiwan, Kaohsiung, at 36.5-75 m depth, ex coll....
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Nassa crenulata Lamarck, 1816)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Nassa crenulata Lamarck, 1816)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nassarius scalaris)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To Malacopics (Nassarius scalaris (A. Adams, 1852) Taiwan, Kaohsiung, at 36.5-75 m depth, ex coll....
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Nassa crenulata Lamarck, 1816)
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