WoRMS taxon details
Nassarius delicatus (A. Adams, 1852)
215727 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215727)
accepted
Species
Alectrion (Phrontis) alcimus Melvill, 1918 · unaccepted (synonymy questionable)
Alectryon (Phrontis) alcimus Melvill, 1918 · unaccepted (misspelling of genus)
Nassa (Phrontis) delicata A. Adams, 1852 · unaccepted
Nassa delicata A. Adams, 1852 · unaccepted (original combination)
Nassarius (Niotha) delicatus (A. Adams, 1852) · unaccepted
Nassarius (Niotha) persicus L. R. Cox, 1936 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nassarius persicus L. R. Cox, 1936 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
(of Nassa (Phrontis) delicata 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): 99 [details]
page(s): 99 [details]
Type locality contained in Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nassarius delicatus (A. Adams, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215727 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Nassarius persicus L. R. Cox, 1936 †) Cox, L. R. (1936). Fossil Mollusca from southern Persia (Iran) and Bahrein Island. <em>Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, Palaeontologia Indica, new series.</em> 22(Mem. 2): 1-69, pls. 1-8.
page(s): 40, pl. 8, fig. 19a, b [details]
original description (of Nassa (Phrontis) delicata 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): 99 [details]
original description (of Alectryon (Phrontis) alcimus Melvill, 1918) Melvill, J. C. (1918). Descriptions of thirty-four species of marine Mollusca from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, collected by Mr. F. W. Townsend. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 9, 1: 137-158, pls 4-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16002757
page(s): 139, pl. 4, fig. 2. [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): 40, pl. 8, fig. 19a, b [details]
original description (of Nassa (Phrontis) delicata 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): 99 [details]
original description (of Alectryon (Phrontis) alcimus Melvill, 1918) Melvill, J. C. (1918). Descriptions of thirty-four species of marine Mollusca from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, collected by Mr. F. W. Townsend. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 9, 1: 137-158, pls 4-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16002757
page(s): 139, pl. 4, fig. 2. [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
context source (HKRMS)
Halcrow China Limited .(2007). Development of a Bathing Beach at Lung Mei, Tai Po. Environmental, Drainage and Traffic Impact Assessments - Investigation. EIA report submitted to Environmental Protection Department. The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
additional source Kool, H. H. (2001). A re-evaluation of <i>Nassarius delicatus</i> (A. Adams, 1852), with description of <i>Nassarius dekkeri</i> sp. nov. from the Red Sea (Gastropoda, Nassariidae). <em>Vita Marina.</em> 47(4): 167-173. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Kool, H. H. (2001). A re-evaluation of <i>Nassarius delicatus</i> (A. Adams, 1852), with description of <i>Nassarius dekkeri</i> sp. nov. from the Red Sea (Gastropoda, Nassariidae). <em>Vita Marina.</em> 47(4): 167-173. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Nassarius persicus L. R. Cox, 1936 †)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Nassa delicata A. Adams, 1852)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nassarius persicus) (from synonym Nassarius persicus L. R. Cox, 1936 †)
To Malacopics (Nassarius delicatus (A. Adams, 1852) Egypt, Janub Sina’, Gulf of Aqaba, Dahab, beac...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Nassarius persicus L. R. Cox, 1936 †)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Nassa delicata A. Adams, 1852)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nassarius persicus) (from synonym Nassarius persicus L. R. Cox, 1936 †)
To Malacopics (Nassarius delicatus (A. Adams, 1852) Egypt, Janub Sina’, Gulf of Aqaba, Dahab, beac...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
