WoRMS taxon details
Nassarius ecstilbus (Melvill & Standen, 1896)
560187 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:560187)
accepted
Species
Nassa (Telasco) ecstilba Melvill & Standen, 1896 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nassa (Zeuxis) ecstilba Melvill & Standen, 1896 · unaccepted
Nassa ecstilba Melvill & Standen, 1896 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nassa gerstenbrandti Preston, 1908 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nassarius gerstenbrandti (Preston, 1908) · unaccepted
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Nassa (Telasco) ecstilba Melvill & Standen, 1896) Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1896). Notes on a collection of shells from Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands, formed by the Rev. James and Mrs. Hadfield, with list of species. Part II. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 8(9): 273-315 [12 November 1896, + pls 9-11 published vol. 8(11) in April 1897]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31980852
page(s): 274-275, pl. 9, fig. 4. [details]
page(s): 274-275, pl. 9, fig. 4. [details]
Type locality contained in Loyalty Islands
type locality contained in Loyalty Islands [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Nassarius ecstilbus (Melvill & Standen, 1896). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560187 on 2026-08-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Nassa gerstenbrandti Preston, 1908) Preston, H. B. (1908). Descriptions of new species of land, marine and freshwater shells from the Andaman Islands. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 2(2): 187-210, pls 14-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35163982
page(s): 194, pl. 14, fig. 7 [details]
original description (of Nassa (Telasco) ecstilba Melvill & Standen, 1896) Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1896). Notes on a collection of shells from Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands, formed by the Rev. James and Mrs. Hadfield, with list of species. Part II. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 8(9): 273-315 [12 November 1896, + pls 9-11 published vol. 8(11) in April 1897]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31980852
page(s): 274-275, pl. 9, fig. 4. [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): 194, pl. 14, fig. 7 [details]
original description (of Nassa (Telasco) ecstilba Melvill & Standen, 1896) Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1896). Notes on a collection of shells from Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands, formed by the Rev. James and Mrs. Hadfield, with list of species. Part II. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 8(9): 273-315 [12 November 1896, + pls 9-11 published vol. 8(11) in April 1897]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31980852
page(s): 274-275, pl. 9, fig. 4. [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nassarius ecstilbus)
To GB Mollusca Types (Nassa (Telasco) ecstilba Melvill & Standen, 1896; Syntype(s) (figured); MANCH.EE.3724) (from synonym Nassa ecstilba Melvill & Standen, 1896)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Nassarius ecstilbus (Melvill & Standen, 1896) Philippines, Central Visayas, Cebu, M...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nassarius ecstilbus)
To GB Mollusca Types (Nassa (Telasco) ecstilba Melvill & Standen, 1896; Syntype(s) (figured); MANCH.EE.3724) (from synonym Nassa ecstilba Melvill & Standen, 1896)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Nassarius ecstilbus (Melvill & Standen, 1896) Philippines, Central Visayas, Cebu, M...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
