WoRMS name details
Nassa (Alectryon) babylonica R. B. Watson, 1882
561285 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:561285)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Nassa (Alectryon) Melvill, 1918 accepted as Nassarius (Alectrion) Montfort, 1810 accepted as Nassarius Duméril, 1805
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]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Nassa (Alectryon) babylonica R. B. Watson, 1882. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=561285 on 2026-09-23
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(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]
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]
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]
