Species Nassarius (Niotha) nigellus (Reeve, 1854)
Tasmanian Dog Whelk
- Nassa nigella 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. 26, figs 173a-b].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 197352, New Zealand (error) designated Sydney Harbour, N.S.W. - Buccinum semigranosum Dunker, G. 1846. Diagnoses Buccinorum quorundam novorum. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie 3: 170-172 [170] [junior homonym of Buccinum semigranosum Wood, 1828].
- Nassa optata Gould, A.A. 1860. Descriptions of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 7: 323-340 [331].
Type data:
Lectotype MCZ 169270, Sydney Harbour, N.S.W. - Nassa munieriana Crosse, H. 1864. Description d'espèces nouvelles provenant de l'Australie meridionale. Journal de Conchyliologie 12: 339-346 [345, pl. 13, fig. 6].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1871.7.8.3, Gulf of St. Vincent, South Australia. - Nassa tasmanica Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1876. Description of new Tasmanian shells. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1875: 131–159 [Date published 21 Mar 1876] [150].
Type data:
Lectotype TMAG E-784 (old No. TM-5294), Nth Tasmania. - Nassa peritrema Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1879. On some new marine shells. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 4(1): 21-24 [Date published 1879, but dated 1880] [21, pl. 4, figs 5-5a].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANSP 16369, Sow & Pigs, Port Jackson, N.S.W.
Generic Combinations
- Nassarius (Niotha) nigellus (Reeve, 1854). —
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 14: 1-356 [54]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine, mud flats, sand, sand flats, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 183 m
General References
Beechey, D. 2000. Nassarius nigellus (Reeve, 1854). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Nassariidae/Pages/Nassarius_nigellus.htm (date accessed 15/8/2012)
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1981. Revision of the Australian and New Zealand Tertiary and Recent species of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 18: 137-192 [157, figs 34-39]
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 14: 1-356 [54]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [82, pl. 15, figs 6, 16]
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. [155] (as Tavaniotha tasmanica) (Tasmanian 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 |