Species Nassarius (Niotha) splendidulus (Dunker, 1846)
- Buccinum splendidulum Dunker, G. 1846. Diagnoses Buccinorum quorundam novorum. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie 3: 170-172 [170].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMHU, no location. - Nassa densigranata 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. 27, fig. 181].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 197333, Philippines. - Nassa nivosa Marrat, F.P. 1877. On some proposed new forms in the genus Nassa. London : Meek pp. 15, 1 pl. [9].
Type data:
Lectotype LFM, none. - Nassa praecallosa Marrat, F.P. 1877. On some proposed new forms in the genus Nassa. London : Meek pp. 15, 1 pl. [11].
Type data:
Holotype LFM, none. - Nassa granulosa Marrat, F.P. 1880. On the varieties of the shells belonging to the genus Nassa Lam. 104 pp. [54].
Type data:
Lectotype LFM, Philippines. - Niotha hawleyi Iredale, T. 1936. Australian molluscan notes. No. 2. Records of the Australian Museum 19(5): 267-340, pls 20-24 [322, pl. 24, fig. 11].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.60689 dry, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia [33°51'0"S, 151°13'58.8"E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 14: 1-356 [85]
- 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 [196]
Generic Combinations
- Nassarius (Niotha) splendidulus (Dunker, 1846). —
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 14: 1-356 [85, pl. 8, figs 8-13, pl. 9, figs 1-2]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific; According to Beechey, 2004, the NSW locality is from a specimen that is probably subfossil
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, coral reef, intertidal, marine, sand, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Coralline and weedy; to 200 m.
General References
Beechey, D. 2004. Nassariidae Coverage. The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Nassariidae/Pages/Nassariidae_coverage.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 [85, pl. 8, figs 8-13, pl. 9, figs 1-2]
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 [194]
Moolenbeek, R.G. 1995. Gastropods (Gastropoda). pp. 24-186 in Dance, S.P. (ed). Seashells of Eastern Arabia. Dubai : Motivate Publishing. [133, sp. 558]
Singer, B.S. & Miensis, H.K. 1997. The family Nassaridae of the Red Sea. Part 2. La Conchiglia 283: 36-43 [37]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [82, pl. 15, figs 21a-c]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | BUCCINOIDEA | 29-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 19-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED |