Nassarius reeveanus

Nassarius reeveanus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae.[1]

Nassarius reeveanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Nassariidae
Subfamily:
Nassariinae
Genus:
Nassarius
Species:
N. reeveanus
Binomial name
Nassarius reeveanus
(Dunker, 1847)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum (Bullia) velatum Gould, 1850
  • Buccinum reeveanum Dunker, 1847 (original combination)
  • Nassa (Zeuxis) lentiginosa A. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa (Zeuxis) lentiginosa var. punctata A. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa filosa A. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa lentiginosa A. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa luctuosa A. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa mustelina Gould, 1860
  • Nassa punctata A. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa zonalis A. Adams, 1852
  • Nassarius (Telasco) reeveanus (Dunker, 1847) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Nassarius (Telasco) velatus (Gould, 1877)
  • Nassarius (Zeuxis) lentiginosus (A. Adams, 1852)
  • Nassarius (Zeuxis) velatus'' (Gould, 1877)
  • Nassarius (Zeuxis) zonalis Kira, 1954
  • Nassarius (Telasco) reeveanus (Dunker, 1847)
  • Nassarius lentiginosus (A. Adams, 1852)
  • Nassarius zonalis (A. Adams, 1852)
  • Tarazeuxis velatus (Gould, 1877)
  • Zeuxis (Tarazeuxis) velatus (Gould, 1877)
  • Zeuxis velatus (Gould, 1877)

Description

The shell of Nassarius reeveanus ranges in size between 14 and 26 mm. It is patterned with alternating transversal bands of cream and black.[2]

Nassarius reeveanus, a live specimen

Distribution

Nassarius reeveanus is found in the Indo-Pacific[2] and off Australia (Western Australia).

References
  1. Nassarius reeveanus (Dunker, 1847) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 23 November 2014.
  2. "Nassarius (Telasco) reeveanus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  • Dunker, G. 1847. Diagnoses Buccinorum quorundam novorum. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie 4: 59-64
  • Gould, A.A. 1850. Descriptions of the shells brought home by the U.S. Exploring Expedition (cont.). Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 3: 151-156
  • 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
  • Gould, A.A. 1860. Descriptions of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 7: 323-340
  • Smith, E.A. 1876. A list of marine shells, chiefly from the Solomon Islands, with descriptions of several new species. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 12: 535-562, pl. 30
  • Marrat, F.P. 1880. On the varieties of the shells belonging to the genus Nassa Lam. 104 pp.
  • Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 14: 1-356
  • Wilson, B. 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
  • Kool H.H. (2013) Re-evaluation of several species in the family Nassariidae, considered synonyms of Nassarius reeveanus (Dunker, 1847) by Cernohorsky (1984) and others (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Miscellanea Malacologica 6(3): 39‒45.


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