Species Nassarius (Zeuxis) comptus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Buccinum elegans Kiener, L.C. 1834. Spécies général et Iconographie des coquilles vivantes, comprenant la collection du Muséum d'histoire Naturelle de Paris, la collection de Lamarck, celle du Prince Massena (appartenant maintenant a M. le Baron B. Delessert) et les découvertes récentes des voyageurs. Paris : Rousseau Vol. 9. [56, pl. 24, fig. 97].
Type data:
Status unknown, Indian Ocean. - Nassa compta 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 [107].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH no number, Cape St. Antonio, South Africa (error?). - Nassa polita Marrat, F.P. 1880. On the varieties of the shells belonging to the genus Nassa Lam. 104 pp. [24, 79] [junior homonym of Buccinum politum Bivona, 1832].
Type data:
Lectotype LFM, Mauritius. - Nassa bucculenta Marrat, F.P. 1880. On the varieties of the shells belonging to the genus Nassa Lam. 104 pp. [39, 79].
Type data:
Lectotype LFM, Philippines. - Nassa (Alectryon) flammulata Schepman, M.M. 1911. The Prosobranchia of the Siboga Expedition. Part 4: Rhachiglossa. pp. 247-364, pls 18-24 in Weber, M. (ed.). Siboga Expeditie. Monograph 49. [314, pl. 19, figs 12a-b] [junior homonym of Nassa flammulata Preston, 1909;].
Type data:
Syntype(s) RMNH, Ruma-Kuda Bay, Roma I, Indonesia, 36 m. - Nassarius (Zeuxis) tateyamensis Kuroda, T. 1929. Notes and descriptions of some new and noteworthy species from Tateyama Bay in the Report of M.T. Fujita. Venus 1(3): 93-97 [90, 94, pl. 3, fig. 12].
Type data:
Status unknown, Tateyama Bay, Japan. - Zeuxis excellens Habe, T. (ed.) 1961. Coloured Illustrations of the Shells of Japan. Osaka : Hoikusha Vol. 2 xii + 183 + 42 pp., 66 pl. [64].
Type data:
Holotype NSMT 48262, off Cape Ashizuri, Kochi Pref., Shikoku, Japan, c.200 m.
Generic Combinations
- Nassarius (Zeuxis) comptus (A. Adams, 1852). —
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 14: 1-356 [146, pl. 29, figs 1-7]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Nassarius comptus (Adams, 1852) [misidentification. Not Nassarius comptus (Adams, 1852). May be Nassarius nanhaiensis Zhang, 2013]. —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [87, pl. 14, figs. 18 a-b]
Beechey, D.L. 2011. The Australian Faunal Directory, http://biodiversity.org.au/afd (On advice from Kool (in. litt.))
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, coral reef, marine, mud-silt, sand, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 700 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 [146, pl. 29, figs 1-7]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [87, pl. 14, figs 18a-b] (Misidentification. Figured specimens are not Nassarius comptus. They may be Nassarius nanhaiensis Zhang, 2013)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | BUCCINOIDEA | 03-Sep-2013 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 19-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED |