WoRMS name details
Nassa (Alectryon) macrocephala Schepman, 1911
561295 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:561295)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Nassa (Alectryon) Melvill, 1918 accepted as Nassarius (Alectrion) Montfort, 1810 accepted as Nassarius Duméril, 1805
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Schepman, M. M. (1911). The Prosobranchia of the Siboga Expedition. Part IV. Rachiglossa. <em>Siboga-Expeditie.</em> 49d: 247-363, pls 18–24. Leiden, E.J. Brill., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34450542 [details]
Type locality contained in Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Nassa (Alectryon) macrocephala Schepman, 1911. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=561295 on 2026-09-23
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Nomenclature
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Schepman, M. M. (1911). The Prosobranchia of the Siboga Expedition. Part IV. Rachiglossa. <em>Siboga-Expeditie.</em> 49d: 247-363, pls 18–24. Leiden, E.J. Brill., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34450542 [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]
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
