Species Nassa francolina (Bruguière, 1789)
Indian Nassa
- Buccinum francolinus Bruguière, J.G. 1789. Buccinum. Encyclopédie Méthodique ou par de matieres. Historie Naturelle des Vers et Mollusques 1: 236-285 [261].
Type data:
Lectotype Seychelles.
Generic Combinations
- Nassa francolina (Bruguière, 1789). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [46, pl. 4, fig. 4]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indian Ocean
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, subtidal, under stones.
General References
Claremont, M., Vermeij, G.J., Williams, S.T., & Reid, D.G. 2013. Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91-102 [93, Table 1] (As Nassa francolina (Bruguière, 1789))
Houart, R. 1996. The genus Nassa Röding, 1798, in the Indo-West Pacific. Archiv für Molluskenkunde 126(1-2): 51-63 [52, figs 1, 4, 8-12]
Middelfart, P. 1997. An illustrated checklist of Muricidae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) from the Andaman Sea, Thailand. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication 17(2): 349-388 [377, pl. 5, fig. 9]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [46, pl. 4, fig. 4] (As Nassa francolina (Bruguière, 1789))
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. [94, pl. 62, fig. 3]
Common Name References
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [138, pl. 139] (Indian Nassa)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MURICIDAE | 12-Oct-2011 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 11-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED |