Species Nassarius (Plicarcularia) jonasii (Dunker, 1846)
Jonas's Dog Whelk
- Buccinum jonasii Dunker, G. 1846. Diagnoses Buccinorum quorundam novorum. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie 3: 170-172 [171].
- Nasa cancellata 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 [99].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 197320, Masbate, Philippines (error). - Nassa mangelioides Reeve, L.A. 1853. Monograph of the genus Nassa. pls 1-25 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve Vol. 8. [pl. 23, figs 152a-b] [junior homonym of Nassa mangelioides Lea, 1833].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH, none. - Austronassaria simplex Laseron, C.F. & Laseron, J. 1956. A new genus of the Nassariidae. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1954-55: 71-72, text figs 1 & 2 [71, text-figs 1-2] [junior homonym of Nassa simplex S.V. Wood, 1872;].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.95244 dry, Sydney Harbour, Western Channel, off Sow and Pigs Reef, New South Wales, Australia [33°50'16.8"S, 151°16'4.8"E].
Generic Combinations
- Nassarius (Plicarcularia) jonasii (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 [54]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, estuary, intertidal, marine, seagrass, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 100 m
General References
Beechey, D. 2000. Nassarius jonasii (Dunker, 1846). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Nassariidae/Pages/Nassarius_jonasii.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 [151, figs 20-27]
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. [84, text figs]
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, fig. 8] (Jonas's 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 |