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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea: Nassariidae

Nassarius acutus (Say, 1822)


Range: 37.5°N to 18.4°N; 97.7°W to 74°W
Depth: 2 to 110 m
Maximum Reported Size: 15  mm

Synonymy

Nassa acuta Say, 1822
Alectrion acutus (Say, 1822) 

Details


Nassa acuta Say, 1822a, p. 234, [Say 1834, pl. 57, fig. 3]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Southern states [eastern United States]
Range: 37.5°N to 18.4°N; 97.7°W to 74°W
Depth: 2 to 110 m
Maximum Reported Size: 15 mm
Distribution: USA: Virginia, North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico: Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche State; Haiti
References: García-Cubas (1971) W; Merrill, Bullock & Franz (1978) dN{E}; García-Cubas (1982) S; Lee (1998) E
Combining Genera:  Alectrion


Partial List of References

Say, T. 1822. An account of some of the marine shells of the United States Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2 221-248, 257-276, 302-325. [Stated date: -- Jun 1822; true date: -- Jul 1822.]

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