Species Nassarius (Niotha) fretorum (Melvill & Standen, 1899)

Museums

Nassa pusio 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 [100].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1973130, Sorsogon, Albay, Luzon I, Philippines.
Nassa (Alectryon) fretorum Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1899. Report on the marine Mollusca obtained during the first expedition of Prof. A.C. Haddon to the Torres Straits in 1888-89. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 27: 150-206, pls 1-2 [159, pl. 10, fig. 3].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1899.2.36.26, Warrior I, Torres Strait, Australia.
Nassa ariel Preston, H.B. 1910. Description of five new species of marine shells from the Bay of Bengal. Records of the Indian Museum 5: 117-121 [118, text-fig. 2].
Type data:
Holotype ZSI M-4679/1, Balasore Bay, India.

Nassarius (Niotha) fretorum (Melvill & Standen, 1899). —
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 14: 1-356 [101, pl. 15, figs 2-5]

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Central Indo-west Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Continental shelf, marine, mud substrate, sand, subtidal.

To 200 m

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

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