WoRMS name details
Nassarius fossatus (A. Gould, 1850)
560203 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:560203)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Buccinum elegans Reeve, 1842 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
invalid: junior homonym of Buccinum elegans J. de C. Sowerby, 1824, and B. elegans O. G. Costa, 1830
Nassa morleti Crosse, 1867 · unaccepted
Nassa reevei A. Adams, 1852 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Buccinum fossatum A. Gould, 1850) Gould, A. A. (1850). [descriptions of new species of shells from the United States Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 151-156, 169–172, 214-218, 252–256, 275–278, 292–296, 309–312, 343–348., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870453
page(s): 152. [details]
page(s): 152. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nassarius fossatus (A. Gould, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560203 on 2025-08-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Buccinum fossatum A. Gould, 1850) Gould, A. A. (1850). [descriptions of new species of shells from the United States Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 151-156, 169–172, 214-218, 252–256, 275–278, 292–296, 309–312, 343–348., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870453
page(s): 152. [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): 152. [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]
Other
additional source
Turgeon, D., Quinn, J. F., Bogan, A. E., Coan, E. V., Hochberg, F. G., Lyons, W. G., Mikkelsen, P. M., Neves, R. J., Roper, C. F. E., Rosenberg, G., Roth, B., Scheltema, A., Thompson, F. G., Vecchione, M., Williams, J. D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. <i>American Fisheries Society Special Publication</i>, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 97 [details]
page(s): 97 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | giant western nassachanneled nassa | [details] |
| German | Westliche RiesenreuseGefurchte Reusenschnecke | [details] |
