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Nassarius castus (A. A. Gould, 1850)

560161  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:560161)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of ) 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): 154 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Nassarius castus (A. A. Gould, 1850). Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560161 on 2026-02-12
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Nassarius castus (A. A. Gould, 1850). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560161 on 2026-02-12
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2011-02-21 15:59:29Z
created
2011-04-03 06:48:38Z
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2013-08-12 19:21:00Z
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2017-04-25 07:58:35Z
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2023-10-14 19:01:19Z
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2026-01-12 14:40:10Z
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original description (of ) 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): 154 [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] 

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 131. [details] 

additional source Kiel, S.; Espi, J.; Tai, L.; Zuschin, M.; Hautmann, M. (2025). Paleontology of the Early Pliocene Kairuku Limestone of Yule Island, Papua New Guinea - Part 1: Introduction, Gastropoda and Scaphopoda. <em>Bulletin of Geosciences.</em> 100(3): 271-318., available online at http://www.geology.cz/bulletin/contents/art1941
page(s): 296, fig. 21A-J; note: Pliocene fossil record [details] Available for editors  PDF available

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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