Species Cassis nana Tenison-Woods, 1879
Nodulose Helmet
- Cassis nana Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1879. On some new marine shells from Moreton Bay. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 4(1): 108-111 [108].
Type data:
Status unknown, Moreton Island, Queensland.
Generic Combinations
- Nannocassis nana (Tenison-Woods, 1879). —
Iredale, T. 1927. A review of Australian helmet shells (Family Cassididae - Phylum Mollusca). Records of the Australian Museum 15: 321-354 [328] - Cassis (Hypocassis) nana Tenison-Woods, 1879. —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [230, pl. 38, figs 9a-b]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, marine, sand.
Extra Ecological Information
From 50 m to 270 m.
General References
Abbott, R.T. 1968. The helmet shells of the world (Cassidae). Part 1. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 2(9): 7-201 [65, pl. 4, figs 5-6, pl. 39]
Beechey, D. 2000. Cassis nana (Tenison-Woods, 1879). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Cassidae/Pages/Cassis_nana.htm (date accessed 9/7/2012)
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [56]
Kreipl, K. 1997. Recent Cassidae. Weisbaden : Verlag Christa Hemman 151 pp., pls 1-24. [19, pl. 5, fig. 9]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [230, pl. 38, figs 9a-b]
Wilson, B.R. & Gillett, K. 1971. Australian shells: illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney : Reed Books 168 pp. [68, pl. 48, figs 2-2a]
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [119] (as Nannocassis nana) (Nodulose Helmet)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | TONNOIDEA | 24-Jul-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 24-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED |