Species Nassarius (Telasco) gaudiosus (Hinds, 1844)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Nassa gaudiosa Hinds, R.B. 1844. The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur, under the Command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, during the years 1836-42. London : Smith, Elder & Co. Vol. 2 25-48, pls 8-14. [36, pl. 9, figs 16-17].

  Type data:

   Lectotype BMNH 1844.9.23.17, Straits of Malacca, Indonesia.
• Nassa mucronata 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 [105].

  Type data:

   Lectotype BMNH 1973135, Dumaguete, Negros I, Philippines, 20 m.
• Nassa lilacina Gould, A.A. 1852. Mollusca and shells. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, under the command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. 12: 1-510 [265, pl. 19, figs 331-331a].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM USNM-5731, Clermont Tonnere {=Reao Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago].
• Buccinum semiplicatum Dunker, G. 1853. Diagnoses Molluscorum novorum. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie 10: 58-60, 95-96 [59] [junior homonym of Buccinum semiplicatum O. Costa, 1829;].
• Nassa semisulcata Dunker, W. 1867. Novitates Conchologicae. Mollusca Marina. Beschreibung und Abbildung neuer oder wenig gekannter Meeres-Conchylien. Cassel : Theodor Fischer pp. 91-106, pl. 31-36. [96, pl. 32, figs 5-6] [junior homonym of Nassa semisulcata Rousseau, 1854].
• Nassa graphitera Marrat, F.P. 1877. On some proposed new forms in the genus Nassa. London : Meek pp. 15, 1 pl. [pl. 1, fig. 8] [junior homonym of Nassa graphitera Rousseau, 1854].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, Hawaiian Islands.

 

Generic Combinations

• Nassarius (Telasco) gaudiosus (Hinds, 1844). —
  Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 14: 1-356 [113, pl. 19, figs 10-12]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, coral sand, intertidal, marine, sand, shallow subtidal, subtidal.

Extra Ecological Information

To 20 m.

 

General References

Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 14: 1-356 [113, pl. 19, figs 10-12]

Kay, E.A. 1979. Hawaiian marine shells. Reef and shore fauna of Hawaii. Section 4 : Mollusca. Honolulu, Hawaii : Bishop Museum Press Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication Vol. 64(4) 653 pp. [273]

Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [85, pl. 14, figs 10, 12a-b]

 

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. [154] (as Tarazeuxis mucronatus) (Pointed 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