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Nassarius (Niotha) variegatus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Taxonomy
Nassa variegata was named by Adams (1851) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Recent; west Pacific.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Nassarius (Niotha) variegatus by Ladd (1982).

Synonyms
  • Nassa gemmulata was named by Lamarck (1822) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Recent; west Pacific. COMMENTS: Unsure of authority date. This is the the year of another Lamarck Niotha.]. It is extant.

    It was recombined as Nassarius (Niotha) gemmulatus by MacNeil (1960); it was synonymized subjectively with Nassarius (Niotha) variegatus by Ladd (1982).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Nassa gemmulata Lamarck
1851Nassa variegata Adams p. 97
1960Nassarius (Niotha) gemmulatus MacNeil p. 79
1982Nassarius (Niotha) variegatus Ladd p. 50

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNassariidaeIredale 1916
subfamilyNassariinaeIredale 1916
genusNassariusDuméril 1806
subgenusNiotha(Adams and Adams 1853)
speciesvariegatus(Adams 1851)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Invalid names: Nassarius (Niotha) gemmulatus Lamarck 1822 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 09:57:48
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:07:33
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Japan (Okinawa) Nassarius gemmulatus (42318)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588India Nassarius gemmulatus (77658)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Papua New Guinea Nassa gemmulata (78263)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Philippines (Panay) Nassarius gemmulatus (41651)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Yemen Nassarius gemmulatus (55373)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Nassarius variegatus (78043)