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Nassarius scalaris (A. Adams, 1852)
560313 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:560313)
accepted > unreplaced junior homonym (primary homonym of Nassa scalaris Borson 1825)
Species
Buccinum turris Chemnitz sensu W. Wood, 1818 · unaccepted
Nassa (Alectrion) scalaris A. Adams, 1852 · unaccepted
Nassa (Alectryon) scalaris A. Adams, 1852 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nassa crenulata Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted (invalid: junior secondary homonym...)
invalid: junior secondary homonym of Buccinum crenulatum Bruguière, 1789
Nassa scalaris A. Adams, 1852 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nassarius (Zeuxis) scalaris (A. Adams, 1852) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Nassa (Alectrion) scalaris 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): 108 [details]
page(s): 108 [details]
Type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Nomenclature Nassa scalaris A. Adams, 1852, is a junior homonym of Nassa scalaris Borson, 1825, and therefore an invalid name. However,...
Nomenclature Nassa scalaris A. Adams, 1852, is a junior homonym of Nassa scalaris Borson, 1825, and therefore an invalid name. However, Cernohorsky (1984) stated he had seen only 7 specimens and was obviously uncertain of the validity of this species, which he compared to N. siquijorensis. He noted the homonymy but refrained from proposing a substitute name. The problem is still pending. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nassarius scalaris (A. Adams, 1852). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560313 on 2025-09-11
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(of Nassa crenulata Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, [J. B. P. A. de M. de]. (1816). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers. Part 23 [Livraison 84, 14 December 1816], Tome 3, pp. 1-16, pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488, Paris: Vve Agasse., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37162278
page(s): 1, pl. 394 fig. 6 [details]
original description (of Nassa (Alectrion) scalaris 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): 108 [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]
page(s): 1, pl. 394 fig. 6 [details]
original description (of Nassa (Alectrion) scalaris 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): 108 [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]
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Nomenclature Nassa scalaris A. Adams, 1852, is a junior homonym of Nassa scalaris Borson, 1825, and therefore an invalid name. However, Cernohorsky (1984) stated he had seen only 7 specimens and was obviously uncertain of the validity of this species, which he compared to N. siquijorensis. He noted the homonymy but refrained from proposing a substitute name. The problem is still pending. [details]
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