Nassarius micans (A. Adams, 1852 )

Jirapatrasilp, Parin, Cuny, Gilles, Kocsis, László, Sutcharit, Chirasak, Ngamnisai, Nom, Charoentitirat, Thasinee, Kumpitak, Satapat & Suraprasit, Kantapon, 2024, Mid-Holocene marine faunas from the Bangkok Clay deposits in Nakhon Nayok, the Central Plain of Thailand, ZooKeys 1202, pp. 1-110 : 1-110

Nassarius micans (A. Adams, 1852)

Figs 3 O , 7 C

Nassa micans A. Adams, 1852: 106. Type locality: Cagayan, Misamis, Mindanao.

Nassarius (Zeuxis) micans . Cernohorsky 1984: 147 – 148, pl. 29, figs 8 – 11. Robba et al. 2003: table 5. Robba et al. 2004: 120, pl. 16, fig. 4 a, b. Dharma 2005: 106, pl. 28, fig. 16 a, b. Robba et al. 2007: 93 (appendix). Okutani 2017: 914, pl. 202, fig. 11

Nassarius micans . Gopalakrishnan et al. 2012: 77. Wells et al. 2021: 99.

Referred material.

CUF - NKNY - G 27 (53 shells; Figs 3 O , 7 C ).

Habitat.

Sandy bottoms in subtidal zones down to 50 m depth ( Robba et al. 2004; Okutani 2017).

Distribution.

Gulf of Oman to India; Indo-West Pacific, from Japan to Papua New Guinea ( Cernohorsky 1984; Robba et al. 2004; Okutani 2017). Records of fossils from the Holocene in Thailand ( Robba et al. 2004).

Record in Thailand.

Gulf of Thailand ( Wells et al. 2021).

Taxonomic remarks and comparisons.

This species differs from its similar species, Nassarius comptus (A. Adams, 1852) , by having a longer body whorl with narrowly subcanaliculate sutures, a more prominent varix, and a narrower and more elongate aperture ( Cernohorsky 1984). See also comprehensive taxonomic remarks in Cernohorsky (1984).

Figures

Figure 3. Size comparison of coral and gastropods found in this study A Oulangia cf. stokesiana B Neripteron violaceum C Nerita articulata D Natica stellata E Natica vitellus F Homalopoma cf. sangarense G Eunaticina papilla H Ergaea walshi I Pirenella incisa J Scalptia scalariformis K Telescopium telescopium L Merica elegans M Cerithidea obtusa N Bufonaria rana O Nassarius micans P Nassarius siquijorensis Q Paratectonatica tigrina.

Figure 7. Gastropods A Pseudoneptunea varicosa B Brunneifusus ternatanus C Nassarius micans D Nassarius siquijorensis E Chicoreus capucinus F Indothais gradata.