WoRMS name details
Nassa varians Dunker, 1860
520299 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:520299)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (renamed as Columbella dunkeri Tryon, 1883 when N. varians was considered to be a Columbella species)
Species
Nassa Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Tritia Risso, 1826
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Dunker, W. (1860). Neue japanische Mollusken. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 6: 221-240. [Published Jan. 1860, see pages 209 & 225]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16014319
page(s): 231 [details]
page(s): 231 [details]
Lectotype ZMB 111.706a, geounit Japan
Lectotype ZMB 111.706a, geounit Japan [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nassa varians Dunker, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=520299 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Dunker, W. (1860). Neue japanische Mollusken. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 6: 221-240. [Published Jan. 1860, see pages 209 & 225]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16014319
page(s): 231 [details]
page(s): 231 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
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
page(s): 213 [details]
page(s): 213 [details]
Other
subsequent type designation
Monsecour, K.; Köhler, F. (2006). Annotated list of columbellid types held in the Malacological Collection of the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda, Columbellidae). <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin – Zoologische Reihe.</em> 82(2): 282-306., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/mmnz.200600015 [details] Available for editors 
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Lectotype ZMB 111.706a, geounit Japan [details]
