Subspecies Nassarius (Niotha) conoidalis conoidalis (Deshayes, 1832)
Comtesse's Dog Whelk, Jewelled Dog Whelk
- Nassa clathrata Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1816. Liste des objets représentés dans les planches de cette livraison. pp. 1-16 in Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Vers, coquilles, mollusques et polypiers. Paris : Agasse Part 23 pp. 1-16, pls 391-488. [1, pl. 394, figs 5a-b] [junior homonym; not Buccinum clathratum Born, 1778].
- Buccinum gemmulatum Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1822. Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 7 711 pp. [271] [junior homonym; not Buccinum gemmulatum Wood, 1818].
- Buccinum conoidale Deshayes, G.P. 1832. Zoologie. Mollusques. pp. 401-416 in Bélanger, M.C. (ed.). Voyage aux Indes-Orientales, par le nord de l'Europe, les provinces du Caucase, la Géorgie, l'Armenie et la Perse, suivide details topographiques, statistique et autre sur le Pégon, les Isles de Java, de Maurice et de Bourbon, sur le Cap-de-bonne-Espérance et Sainte Hélène. Paris : Arthur Bertrand Vol. 2. [433, pl. 3, figs 6-7].
Type data:
Lectotype (Located in École des Mines, Paris), Sea of Sondé (=Sunda Seas, Indonesia). - Nassa cumingii 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 [98].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1962914, China. - Nassa verrucosa 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] [junior homonym of Buccinum verrusosum Bruguiere, 1789].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1973120, Eastern Seas. - Nassa variegata 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, Dalmaguete, Negros I, Philippines. - Nassa ringens Reeve, L.A. 1854. Monograph of the genus Nassa. pls 26-29 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve Vol. 8. [pl. 29, fig. 190] [junior homonym of Nassa ringens Michelotti, 1847].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1973166, none. - Nassa (Niotha) rajaensis Martin, K. 1895. Die Fossilien von Java auf Grund einer Sammlung von Dr. R.D.M. Verbeek. Sammlung des Geologischen Reichsmuseums in Leiden 1(2): 1-132, pls 1-20 [106, pl. 17, figs 238-238a].
Type data:
Status unknown, RMNH, Rajah (=Bajah), Mantjeuri River, Bantam, Pliocene of Java. - Niotha comtessei Iredale, T. 1929. Strange molluscs in Sydney Harbour. The Australian Zoologist 5(4): 337-352, pls 37-38 [347, pl. 38, fig. 13].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.57847 dry, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia [33°51'0"S, 151°13'58.8"E].
Generic Combinations
- Nassarius (Niotha) conoidalis (Deshayes, 1832). —
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 14: 1-356 [78, pl. 7, figs 3-10]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, 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 Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, epipelagic, marine, sand, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
In coralline and black sand; to 120 m.
General References
Beechey, D. 2000. Nassarius conoidalis (Deshayes, 1832). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Nassariidae/Pages/Nassarius_conoidalis.htm (date accessed 15/8/2012)
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 14: 1-356 [78, pl. 7, figs 3-10]
Moolenbeek, R.G. 1995. Gastropods (Gastropoda). pp. 24-186 in Dance, S.P. (ed). Seashells of Eastern Arabia. Dubai : Motivate Publishing. [132, sp. 552]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [81, pl. 15, figs 19a-c]
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] (as Niotha comtessi) (Comtesse's Dog Whelk, Jewelled Dog Whelk)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | BUCCINOIDEA | 15-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 19-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED |