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All
species of the family recorded from NSW are covered. The following are
species of tropical Indo-West Pacific distribution that reach into
northern NSW.
Nassarius
albescens (Dunker,
1846)
Synonym
Nassa bicolor Rousseau, 1854. Indo-West Pacific, to Wooli, NSW.
Nassarius
babylonicus (Watson,
1882)
Indo-West
Pacific, to Ulladulla, NSW; subtidal to 1,786 m. Known from NSW from
only one specimen, from 549 m off Ulladulla.
Nassarius
dorsatus (Roding, 1798)
Indo-West
Pacific, to southern Qld. Subfossil specimens are known from bores,
etc, in northern NSW.
Nassarius
gaudiosus (Hinds, 1844)
Synonym
Nassa mucronata A. Adams 1852. Indo-West Pacific to Woolgoolga,
NSW.
Nassarius
granifer (Kiener, 1834)
Indo-West
Pacific, to Ballina, NSW. Rare in NSW.
Nassarius
splendidulus (Dunker,
1846)
Indo-West
Pacific, to central Qld. Iredale & McMichael (1962) listed this
species from NSW as Niotha hawleyi Iredale, 1936, based on a
specimen, probably subfossil, dredged from Sydney Harbour.
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