Species Nassarius (Nassarius) coronatus (Bruguière, 1789)
Coronated Dog Whelk
- Nassarius coronatus Bruguière, J.G. 1789. Buccinum. Encyclopédie Méthodique ou par de matieres. Historie Naturelle des Vers et Mollusques 1: 236-285 [277].
Type data:
Lectotype Foulepoint, Madagascar. - Buccinum bronni Philippi, R.A. 1849. Centuria altera testaceorum novorum. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie 5(9): 129-144 [137] [junior homonym of Buccinum bronnii Anton, 1838;].
Type data:
Status unknown, Java, Indonesia. - Nassa minor Dautzenberg, P. 1923. Liste Préliminaire des Mollusques marins de Madagascar et description de deux epèces nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie 68(1): 21-74 [35] [nomen nudum].
Generic Combinations
- Nassarius (Nassarius) coronatus (Bruguiere, 1789). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [80, pl. 14, figs 2a-d]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, interstitial, intertidal, marine, sand, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 46 m.
General References
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 14: 1-356 [58, pl. 1, figs 10-11]
Moolenbeek, R.G. 1995. Gastropods (Gastropoda). pp. 24-186 in Dance, S.P. (ed). Seashells of Eastern Arabia. Dubai : Motivate Publishing. [sp. 563]
Sharabati, D. 1984. Red Sea Shells. London : KPI Limited 128 pp. [pl. 22, figs 11-11a]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [80, pl. 14, figs 2a-d]
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. [102, pl. 16, figs 3-3a]
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. [153] (Coronated Dog Whelk)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | BUCCINOIDEA | 19-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 19-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED |