Species Nassarius (Zeuxis) clarus (Marrat, 1877)
- Nassa australis Adams, A. 1853. Descriptions of several new species of Murex, Rissoina, Planaxis, and Eulima from the Cummingian collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1851(19): 267-272 [272].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 197313, Australia. - Nassa clara Marrat, F.P. 1877. On some proposed new forms in the genus Nassa. London : Meek pp. 15, 1 pl. [7].
Type data:
Holotype LFM, none.
Generic Combinations
- Nassarius (Zeuxis) clarus (Marrat, 1877). —
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 14: 1-356 [155, pl. 32, figs 2-4]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Central Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, sand.
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 [155, pl. 32, figs 2-4]
Morton, B. 2003. Observations on the feeding behavior of Nassarius clarus (Gastropoda: Nassariidae) in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Molluscan Research 23: 239-249
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [86, pl. 15, figs 30a-c]
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 |