Species Nassarius (Niotha) albescens (Dunker, 1846)
Whitish Dog Whelk
- Buccinum albescens Dunker, G. 1846. Diagnoses Buccinorum quorundam novorum. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie 3: 170-172 [170].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMHU, West Indies (error), designated as Bali, Indonesia. - Nassa retecosa Adams, A. 1852. Catalogue of the species of Nassa, a genus of Gasteropodous Mollusca, belonging to the family Buccinidae, in the Collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq., with the description of some new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1851(19): 94-112 [97].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1973119, Albay, Luzon, Philippines, 11 m. - Nassarius bicolor Rousseau, L. 1854. Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Océanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zélée , exécuté ... pendant ... 1837-1840, sous le commandemant de M.J. Dumont d'Urville ... publié ... sous la direction supérieure de M. Jacquinot, etc. 5: Zoologie. Description des mollusques, coquilles et zoophytes. Paris : Publisher unknown 132 pp. [84, pl. 21, figs 41-42] [junior homonym of Buccinum bicolor Philippi, 1851].
Type data:
Status unknown, Vavao, Samoa. - Nassa adamsiana Marrat, F.P. 1880. On the varieties of the shells belonging to the genus Nassa Lam. 104 pp. [99].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1973119, Albay, Luzon, Philippines, 11 m. - Nassa baguenai Mari, J.G. 1934. Revision de los Nassidos (Mol. Gastropodos) que viven en las islas Filipinas y Jolo. Journal de Conchyliologie 78: 5-66 [30].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1973119, Albay, Luzon, Philippines, 11 m.
Generic Combinations
- Nassarius (Niotha) albescens (Dunker, 1846). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [80, pl. 15, figs 26a-b]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, sand, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
In clean, coralline, weedy or muddy sand; to 20 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 [81, pl. 7, figs 11-12, pl. 8, fig. 1]
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1991. Mollusca Gastropoda : On a collection of Nassariidae from New Caledonian waters. pp. 187-204 in Crosnier, A. & Bouchet, P. (eds). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Vol. 7. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 150: 1-259 [189]
Dekker, H. & Kool, H.H. 1999. A re-evaluation of the Nassarius albescens (Dunker, 1846) species-group (Gastropoda: Nassariidae). Vita Marina 46(1-2): 53-60
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [80, pl. 15, figs 26a-b]
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. [154] (Whitish Dog Whelk)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | BUCCINOIDEA | 28-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 13-Jul-2016 | MODIFIED |