WoRMS name details
Tavaniotha Iredale, 1936
571677 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:571677)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Nassa optata A. Gould, 1860 accepted as Nassarius nigellus (Reeve, 1854) (type by original designation)
- Species Tavaniotha nigella (Reeve, 1854) accepted as Nassarius nigellus (Reeve, 1854)
- Species Tavaniotha pauperata (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Nassarius pauperatus (Lamarck, 1822)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Iredale, T. (1936). Australian molluscan notes, no. 2. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 19(5): 267-340, pls 20-24 [7 April 1936]., available online at https://journals.australianmuseum.net.au/iredale-1936-rec-aust-mus-195-267340/
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Tavaniotha Iredale, 1936. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=571677 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Iredale, T. (1936). Australian molluscan notes, no. 2. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 19(5): 267-340, pls 20-24 [7 April 1936]., available online at https://journals.australianmuseum.net.au/iredale-1936-rec-aust-mus-195-267340/
page(s): 321 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 321 [details] Available for editors

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 [details]