WoRMS name details
Nannocassis nana (Tenison Woods, 1879)
954741 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:954741)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
Nannocassis Iredale, 1927 accepted as Cassis (Hypocassis) Iredale, 1927 represented as Cassis Scopoli, 1777
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Cassis nana Tenison Woods, 1879) Tenison-Woods J.E. (1879) On some new marine shells. <i>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales</i> 4: 21-24, pl. 4. [Published 16 June 1879, not 1880 which is the date indicated on the frontpiece of the whole volume] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nannocassis nana (Tenison Woods, 1879). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=954741 on 2025-04-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cassis nana Tenison Woods, 1879) Tenison-Woods J.E. (1879) On some new marine shells. <i>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales</i> 4: 21-24, pl. 4. [Published 16 June 1879, not 1880 which is the date indicated on the frontpiece of the whole volume] [details]
basis of record Iredale, T. (1927). A review of Australian helmet shells (family Cassididae — phylum Mollusca). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 15(5): 321-354, pls 31-32., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Iredale-1927-Rec-Aust-Mus-155-321354 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Iredale, T. (1927). A review of Australian helmet shells (family Cassididae — phylum Mollusca). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 15(5): 321-354, pls 31-32., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Iredale-1927-Rec-Aust-Mus-155-321354 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Darragh, T. A. (2023). A taxonomic revision of Australian Cenozoic Cassidae and Tonnidae species (Mollusca, Gastropoda). <em>Alcheringa: An Australian Journal of Palaeontology.</em> 48 (1): 168-190., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03115518.2023.2268689 [details]