MolluscaBase taxon details
original description
(of Nassa obesa G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875) Nevill, G. & Nevill, H. (1875). Descriptions of new marine Mollusca from the Indian Ocean. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 44(2): 83-104, pls. 7-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37192018
page(s): 95-96, pl. 8 figs 2-3 [details]
original description
(of Nassa (Alectryon) eranea Melvill & Standen, 1901) Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1901). The Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Seas as evidenced mainly through the collections of Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1893-1900, with descriptions of new species. Part 1, Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Scaphopoda. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1901 (2): 327-460., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31888798
page(s): 410, pl. 23, fig. 11. [details]
original description
(of Nassa shawi Preston, 1909) Preston, H. B. (1909). Description of new land and marine shells from Ceylon and S. India. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 3(2): 133-140; 3(3): pl. 22. Calcutta. [June and October, respectively]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11129993
page(s): 137, pl. 22, fig. 16 [details]
original description
(of Nassa obesa var. ceylonica G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875) Nevill, G. & Nevill, H. (1875). Descriptions of new marine Mollusca from the Indian Ocean. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 44(2): 83-104, pls. 7-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37192018
page(s): 96 [details]
basis of record
Cernohorsky, W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 14: i-iv, 1-356. [published 12 July 1984]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59858109 [details]