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Nassarius babylonicus (R. B. Watson, 1882)
560144 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:560144)
accepted
Species
Nassa (Aciculina) babylonica R. B. Watson, 1882 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nassa (Alectryon) babylonica R. B. Watson, 1882 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nassa (Hebra) babylonica R. B. Watson, 1882 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nassa (Profundinassa) babylonica R. B. Watson, 1882 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nassa babylonica R. B. Watson, 1882 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nassa turrifera E. A. Smith, 1895 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nassarius (Profundinassa) babylonicus (R. B. Watson, 1882) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Profundinassa babylonica (R. B. Watson, 1882) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Nassa babylonica R. B. Watson, 1882) Watson, R.B. (1882). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part XIII. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology.</em> 16: 358-372., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31982599
page(s): 366 [details]
page(s): 366 [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 babylonicus (R. B. Watson, 1882). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560144 on 2025-09-10
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original description
(of Nassa babylonica R. B. Watson, 1882) Watson, R.B. (1882). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part XIII. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology.</em> 16: 358-372., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31982599
page(s): 366 [details]
original description (of Nassa turrifera E. A. Smith, 1895) Smith, E. A. (1895). Natural history notes from H.M. Indian Marine Survey Steamer ´Investigator´, Commander C.F. Oldham, R.N.-Series II, No. 19. Report upon the Mollusca dredged in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea during the season 1893-94. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 6, 16: 1-19, pls 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25122504
page(s): 5, pl. 1. fig. 6. [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 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]
page(s): 366 [details]
original description (of Nassa turrifera E. A. Smith, 1895) Smith, E. A. (1895). Natural history notes from H.M. Indian Marine Survey Steamer ´Investigator´, Commander C.F. Oldham, R.N.-Series II, No. 19. Report upon the Mollusca dredged in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea during the season 1893-94. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 6, 16: 1-19, pls 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25122504
page(s): 5, pl. 1. fig. 6. [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 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]
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