MolluscaBase taxon details
Nassarius delicatus (A. Adams, 1852)
215727 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215727)
accepted
Species
Alectrion (Phrontis) alcimus Melvill, 1918 · unaccepted (synonymy questionable)
Alectryon (Phrontis) alcimus Melvill, 1918 · unaccepted (misspelling of genus)
Nassa (Phrontis) delicata A. Adams, 1852 · unaccepted
Nassa delicata A. Adams, 1852 · unaccepted (original combination)
Nassarius (Niotha) delicatus (A. Adams, 1852) · unaccepted
Nassarius (Niotha) persicus L. R. Cox, 1936 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nassarius persicus L. R. Cox, 1936 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
(of Nassa (Phrontis) delicata A. Adams, 1852) Adams, A. (1852-1853). Catalogue of the species of <i>Nassa</i>, a genus of gasteropodous Mollusca belonging to the family Buccinidae, in the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq., with the description of some new species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1851) 19: 94-112 [7 December 1852], 113-114 [29 April 1853]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859178
page(s): 99 [details]
page(s): 99 [details]
Type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nassarius delicatus (A. Adams, 1852). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215727 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Nassarius persicus L. R. Cox, 1936 †) Cox, L. R. (1936). Fossil Mollusca from southern Persia (Iran) and Bahrein Island. <em>Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, Palaeontologia Indica, new series.</em> 22(Mem. 2): 1-69, pls. 1-8.
page(s): 40, pl. 8, fig. 19a, b [details]
original description (of Nassa (Phrontis) delicata A. Adams, 1852) Adams, A. (1852-1853). Catalogue of the species of <i>Nassa</i>, a genus of gasteropodous Mollusca belonging to the family Buccinidae, in the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq., with the description of some new species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1851) 19: 94-112 [7 December 1852], 113-114 [29 April 1853]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859178
page(s): 99 [details]
original description (of Alectryon (Phrontis) alcimus Melvill, 1918) Melvill, J. C. (1918). Descriptions of thirty-four species of marine Mollusca from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, collected by Mr. F. W. Townsend. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 9, 1: 137-158, pls 4-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16002757
page(s): 139, pl. 4, fig. 2. [details]
context source (HKRMS) Halcrow China Limited .(2007). Development of a Bathing Beach at Lung Mei, Tai Po. Environmental, Drainage and Traffic Impact Assessments - Investigation. EIA report submitted to Environmental Protection Department. The Hong Kong SAR Government. [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]
additional source Kool, H. H. (2001). A re-evaluation of <i>Nassarius delicatus</i> (A. Adams, 1852), with description of <i>Nassarius dekkeri</i> sp. nov. from the Red Sea (Gastropoda, Nassariidae). <em>Vita Marina.</em> 47(4): 167-173. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 40, pl. 8, fig. 19a, b [details]
original description (of Nassa (Phrontis) delicata A. Adams, 1852) Adams, A. (1852-1853). Catalogue of the species of <i>Nassa</i>, a genus of gasteropodous Mollusca belonging to the family Buccinidae, in the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq., with the description of some new species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1851) 19: 94-112 [7 December 1852], 113-114 [29 April 1853]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859178
page(s): 99 [details]
original description (of Alectryon (Phrontis) alcimus Melvill, 1918) Melvill, J. C. (1918). Descriptions of thirty-four species of marine Mollusca from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, collected by Mr. F. W. Townsend. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 9, 1: 137-158, pls 4-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16002757
page(s): 139, pl. 4, fig. 2. [details]
context source (HKRMS) Halcrow China Limited .(2007). Development of a Bathing Beach at Lung Mei, Tai Po. Environmental, Drainage and Traffic Impact Assessments - Investigation. EIA report submitted to Environmental Protection Department. The Hong Kong SAR Government. [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]
additional source Kool, H. H. (2001). A re-evaluation of <i>Nassarius delicatus</i> (A. Adams, 1852), with description of <i>Nassarius dekkeri</i> sp. nov. from the Red Sea (Gastropoda, Nassariidae). <em>Vita Marina.</em> 47(4): 167-173. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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