WoRMS taxon details
Nassarius quantulus (A. Gould, 1860)
560304 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:560304)
accepted
Species
Alectrion quantulus (A. Gould, 1860) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nassa carinata W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted
Nassa muiri Barnard, 1959 · unaccepted
Nassa quantula A. Gould, 1860 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nassarius (Hima) quantulus (A. Gould, 1860) · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Nassarius muiri (Barnard, 1959) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Nassa quantula A. Gould, 1860) Gould, A. A. (1860). Descriptions of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 323-336 [September 1860], 337-340 [October 1860], 382-384 [December 1860]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249883
page(s): 331. [details]
page(s): 331. [details]
Type locality contained in False Bay (South Africa)
type locality contained in False Bay (South Africa) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nassarius quantulus (A. Gould, 1860). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560304 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Nassa carinata W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 57, pl. 13, sp. 419. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Nassa quantula A. Gould, 1860) Gould, A. A. (1860). Descriptions of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 323-336 [September 1860], 337-340 [October 1860], 382-384 [December 1860]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249883
page(s): 331. [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]
page(s): 57, pl. 13, sp. 419. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Nassa quantula A. Gould, 1860) Gould, A. A. (1860). Descriptions of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 323-336 [September 1860], 337-340 [October 1860], 382-384 [December 1860]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249883
page(s): 331. [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]
Identification resource
identification resource
Marais J.P. & Kilburn R.N. (2010) Nassariidae. Pp. 138-173, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
