WoRMS name details
Nassa (Hebra) polychroma Melvill, 1898
561343 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:561343)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Melvill, J. C. (1898). A brief bibliographical résumé of the Erythraean molluscan fauna, with descriptions of sixteen species from Aden. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 7, 1: 194–206, pl. 12., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19365397
page(s): 198, pl. 12, fig. 1 [details]
page(s): 198, pl. 12, fig. 1 [details]
Type locality contained in Yemeni part of the Gulf of Aden
type locality contained in Yemeni part of the Gulf of Aden [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Nassa (Hebra) polychroma Melvill, 1898. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=561343 on 2026-04-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Melvill, J. C. (1898). A brief bibliographical résumé of the Erythraean molluscan fauna, with descriptions of sixteen species from Aden. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 7, 1: 194–206, pl. 12., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19365397
page(s): 198, pl. 12, fig. 1 [details]
page(s): 198, pl. 12, fig. 1 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
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
