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Results of the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon. Part 9. The Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda)

Hugo H. Kool, H.L. Strack

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This paper lists all species of the family Nassariidae collected during the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon (1990). Altogether 47 species are reported, of which two, Nassarius maccauslandi and N. rotundus, are new for Indonesia. Four additional species from Ambon are known from collections in the Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, Leiden and in the Zoological Museum, Amsterdam. Another additional species is mentioned by Adam & Leloup (1938). Five species of Nassariidae were described by Rumphius, of which four were found by the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition.

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This paper lists all species of the family Nassariidae collected during the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon (1990). Altogether 47 species are reported, of which two, Nassarius maccauslandi and N. rotundus, are new for Indonesia. Four additional species from Ambon are known from collections in the Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, Leiden and in the Zoological Museum, Amsterdam. Another additional species is mentioned by Adam & Leloup (1938). Five species of Nassariidae were described by Rumphius, of which four were found by the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition.

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This paper lists all species of the family Nassariidae collected during the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon (1990). Altogether 47 species are reported, of which two, Nassarius maccauslandi and N. rotundus, are new for Indonesia. Four additional species from Ambon are known from collections in the Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, Leiden and in the Zoological Museum, Amsterdam. Another additional species is mentioned by Adam & Leloup (1938). Five species of Nassariidae were described by Rumphius, of which four were found by the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition.

Key concepts: Gastropoda, Mollusca, Biology, Zoology, Ecology

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