Genus Nassarius Dumeril, 1806

Museums

Regional Maps

• Hebra Adams, H. & Adams, A. 1853. The genera of Recent Mollusca arranged according to their organization. London : John Van Voorst Vol. 1(Parts I-VIII) pp. 1-256, pls 1-32. [120] [as Buccinum horridum (Dunker, 1847)].

  Type species:

   Buccinum muricatum Quoy & Gaimard by subsequent designation.
• Scabronassa Peile, A.J. 1939. Radula notes VI, VII. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 23(5): 270-276, figs 38-40 [276].

  Type species:

   Buccinum horridum Dunker, 1847 by original designation.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Galindo, L.A, Puillandre, N., Utge, J., Lozouet, P. & Bouchet, P. 2016. The phylogeny and systematics of the Nassariidae revisited (Gastropoda, Buccinoidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 99: 337-353

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), 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), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

General References

Bouchet, P. & Gofas, S. 2012. Nassarius Duméril, 1805. Accessed through: De Broyer, C.; Clarke, A.; Koubbi, P.; Pakhomov, E.; Scott, F.; Vanden Berghe, E. and Danis, B. (Eds.) (2012) The SCAR-MarBIN Register of Antarctic Marine Species (RAMS). http://www.scarmarbin.be/rams.php?p=taxdetails&id=138235 (date accessed 16/8/2012; distribution map shows 2 Nassarius in Australian Antarctic territory)

Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [78]

History of changes