WoRMS taxon details
Nassarius callospira (A. Adams, 1852)
560158 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:560158)
accepted
Species
Nassa (Arcularia) callispira [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling of specific epithet)
Nassa (Arcularia) callospira A. Adams, 1852 · unaccepted
Nassa (Eione) callospira A. Adams, 1852 · unaccepted (basionym)
Nassa callospira A. Adams, 1852 · unaccepted
marine
(of Nassa callospira 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): 102 [details]
(of Nassa (Eione) callospira 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): 102. [details]
page(s): 102 [details]
(of Nassa (Eione) callospira 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): 102. [details]
Type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Nassarius callospira (A. Adams, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560158 on 2026-01-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Nassa callospira 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): 102 [details]
original description (of Nassa (Eione) callospira 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): 102. [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): 102 [details]
original description (of Nassa (Eione) callospira 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): 102. [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
Kool, H. H. (1995). <i>Nassarius (Plicarcularia) moolenbeeki</i> n. sp., a sibling species of <i>Nassarius (Plicarcularia) callospira</i> (A. Adams, 1852) (Gastropoda, Nassariidae). <em>Basteria.</em> 59: 9-13. [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Nassa callospira A. Adams, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nassarius callospira)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Nassarius callospira (A. Adams, 1852) Madagascar, Toliara, Tuléar, in sand with gra...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Nassa callospira A. Adams, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nassarius callospira)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Nassarius callospira (A. Adams, 1852) Madagascar, Toliara, Tuléar, in sand with gra...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection