MolluscaBase - Nassarius (Hima) formosum (W. H. Turton, 1932)

MolluscaBase name details

Nassarius (Hima) formosum (W. H. Turton, 1932)

AphiaID

561617 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:561617)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Nassarius formosus (W. H. Turton, 1932)

Rank

Species

Parent

Nassarius (Hima) [sic] accepted as Hinia Leach, 1847 accepted as Tritia Risso, 1826

Original name

Nassa formosa W. H. Turton, 1932

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

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] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nassarius (Hima) formosum (W. H. Turton, 1932). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/10.1371/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=561617 on 2025-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2011-02-22 08:36:38Z

created

Tran, Bastien

2023-06-05 03:55:20Z

changed

Köhler, Frank

Licensing

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Sources (2)

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] Available for editors

[request]

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]