Species Nassarius (Zeuxis) pyrrhus (Menke, 1843)
Banded Dog Whelk, Banded Nassarius, Victorian Or Brown Banded Dog Whelk
- Buccinum fasciatum Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1822. Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 7 711 pp. [211].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MHNG 1296/7, New Holland=Australia. - Buccinum pyrrhum Menke, C.T. 1843. Molluscorum Novae Hollandiae Specimen in Libraria Aulica Hahniana. Hannoverae : Libraria Aulica Hahniana pp. 1-46. [Apr. 1843]. [21].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MHNG 1296/7, New Holland=Australia. - Nassa dealbata 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 [112].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 197331, Damaguete, Negros Island, Philippines (error). - Alectrion victorianus Iredale, T. 1915. A comparison of the land Molluscan faunas of the Kermadec Group and Norfolk Island. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 47: 498-508 [467].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MHNG 1296/7, New Holland=Australia.
Generic Combinations
- Nassarius (Zeuxis) pyrrhus (Menke, 1843). —
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 14: 1-356 [55]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, intertidal, marine, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Seagrass
General References
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 [167, figs 54-58]
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 14: 1-356 [55]
Morton, B. & Jones, D.S. 2003. The dietary preferences of a suite of carrion-scavenging gastropods (Nassariidae, Buccinidae) in Princess Royal Harbour, Albany, Western Australia. Journal of Molluscan Studies 69(2): 151-156 [151-156]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [88, pl. 15, figs 27a-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, pl. 22, fig. 6] (Victorian Or Brown Banded Dog Whelk)
Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. Marine molluscs of Victoria. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press & National Museum of Victoria 475 pp. [196] (Banded Nassarius)
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [148, pl. 149] (Banded 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 |