MolluscaBase name details
Nassa francolina (Bruguière, 1789)
215700 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215700)
unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet (francolinus is a noun in apposition)
Species
Buccinum francolinus Bruguière, 1789 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Iopas francolinus (Bruguière, 1789) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Buccinum francolinus Bruguière, 1789) Bruguière, J.G. (1789-1792). Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières, par une Societe de gens de Lettres, de Savans et D'Artistes. [Methodical encyclopedia or by order of subjects, by a Society of Men of Letters, Scholars and Artists.]. <em>Histoire naturelle des Vers, Paris: Pancoucke.</em> volume 1: i-xviii, 1-344 [Livraison 32, June 1789]; 345-757 [Livraison 48, 13 Feb. 1792] [Dates after Evenhuis, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207, some modified by Evenhuis & Petit 2003 Zootaxa 207:1-4]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8892006
page(s): 1(1): 261 [details]
page(s): 1(1): 261 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Nassa francolina (Bruguière, 1789). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215700 on 2026-05-05
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(of Buccinum francolinus Bruguière, 1789) Bruguière, J.G. (1789-1792). Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières, par une Societe de gens de Lettres, de Savans et D'Artistes. [Methodical encyclopedia or by order of subjects, by a Society of Men of Letters, Scholars and Artists.]. <em>Histoire naturelle des Vers, Paris: Pancoucke.</em> volume 1: i-xviii, 1-344 [Livraison 32, June 1789]; 345-757 [Livraison 48, 13 Feb. 1792] [Dates after Evenhuis, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207, some modified by Evenhuis & Petit 2003 Zootaxa 207:1-4]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8892006
page(s): 1(1): 261 [details]
additional source Claremont, M., Vermeij, G. J., Williams, S. T. & Reid, D. G. (2013). Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 66: 91–102. [Published online 28 September 2012; Code-compliant paper version published January 2013]., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2012.09.014 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Maes, V. O. (1966). Sexual dimorphism in the radula of the muricid genus <i>Nassa</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 79(3): 73-80, pl. 5; figs. 1-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8517494 [details]
source of synonymy Dautzenberg P. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises. [Contribution to the study of the fauna of Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Fauna of the French colonies.]. <em>Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales.</em> 3(4): 321-636, pls 4-7. Paris. (look up in IMIS) [details]
redescription Houart, R. (1996). The genus <i>Nassa</i> Röding 1798 in the Indo-West Pacific (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricidae: Rapaninae). <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 126 (1-2): 51-63. [30 December 1996]., available online at https://doi.org/10.1127/arch.moll/126/1996/51 [details]
identification resource Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), <i>Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa</i>. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]
page(s): 1(1): 261 [details]
additional source Claremont, M., Vermeij, G. J., Williams, S. T. & Reid, D. G. (2013). Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 66: 91–102. [Published online 28 September 2012; Code-compliant paper version published January 2013]., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2012.09.014 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Maes, V. O. (1966). Sexual dimorphism in the radula of the muricid genus <i>Nassa</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 79(3): 73-80, pl. 5; figs. 1-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8517494 [details]
source of synonymy Dautzenberg P. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises. [Contribution to the study of the fauna of Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Fauna of the French colonies.]. <em>Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales.</em> 3(4): 321-636, pls 4-7. Paris. (look up in IMIS) [details]
redescription Houart, R. (1996). The genus <i>Nassa</i> Röding 1798 in the Indo-West Pacific (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricidae: Rapaninae). <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 126 (1-2): 51-63. [30 December 1996]., available online at https://doi.org/10.1127/arch.moll/126/1996/51 [details]
identification resource Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), <i>Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa</i>. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Buccinum francolinus Bruguière, 1789)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Nassa francolina)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nassa francolina)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Buccinum francolinus Bruguière, 1789)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Nassa francolina (Bruguière, 1789) Seychelles, Mahé, North-West Bay, at low tide on ...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Buccinum francolinus Bruguière, 1789)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Nassa francolina)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nassa francolina)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Buccinum francolinus Bruguière, 1789)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Nassa francolina (Bruguière, 1789) Seychelles, Mahé, North-West Bay, at low tide on ...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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