WoRMS taxon details
Nassarius formosus (W. H. Turton, 1932)
560201 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:560201)
accepted
Species
Nassa formosa W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (original combination)
Nassarius (Hima) formosum (W. H. Turton, 1932) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
(of Nassa formosa 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): 55, pl. 12, sp. 409. [details]
page(s): 55, pl. 12, sp. 409. [details]
Type locality contained in Port Alfred
type locality contained in Port Alfred [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Nassarius formosus (W. H. Turton, 1932). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560201 on 2024-08-25
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original description
(of Nassa formosa 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): 55, pl. 12, sp. 409. [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): 55, pl. 12, sp. 409. [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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