Nassarius
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Nassarius, common name
nassa mud snails (USA) or dog whelks (UK), is a genus
of minute to medium-sized sea snail
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the family
Nassariidae
.
within this genus are found worldwide. These snails usually live on mud flats or sand flats, intertidally or subtidally.
s, feeding on crabs and carrion as dead fish
, etc. They often burrow into marine substrate
s and then wait with only their siphon protruding, until they smell nearby food.
on the slopes of Mount Carmel
, Israel
are thought to be 100,000 years old, whilst another found at Oued Djebbana, Algeria
is believed to be 90,000 years old. A further group of pierced shells, some with red ochre
, has been recovered from the Aterian
levels at Grotte des Pigeons, Taforalt, Morocco; these Nassarius gibbosulus beads have been securely dated to about 82,000 years ago.
All these examples predate several 75,000 year old Nassarius kraussianus beads which were found at Blombos Cave
, South Africa
(including some colored with red ochre
). These beads had previously been thought to be the oldest examples of jewelry.
is a species which is often selected for marine aquaria
. It is often confused with Nassarius obsoletus
, a cooler water snail less suited to tropical marine aquarium temperatures. In aquaria, the Nassarius is considered nearly indispensable for keeping sand beds clean and healthy, as these snails tend to burrow and plow through the upper layer in a conch-like fashion, keeping algae and detritus from building up visibly on the surface.
The shells of various species of Nassarius are popular with shell collectors, and are sometimes used in jewelry and other forms of decoration.
: Aciculina, Alectrion, Allanassa, Nassodonta, Niotha, Plicarcularia, Profundinassa, Pygmaeonassa, Telasco, and Zeuxis. However, this division is difficult to define, resulting in much confusion. Even phylogenetic analysis shows that the division into these subgenera appears to be uncertain and unreliable. There seem to be two groups within the genus Nassarius with the closest relationship between the subgenera Zeuxis and Telasco. Even the species within the subgenus Plicarcularia do not belong to a single clade
. In the end, the molecular phylogeny did not match the previous morphological phylogeny.
The following species are accepted names according to the World Register of Marine Species
(WoRMS)
Other species in the genus Nassarius include, according to ITIS
:
The following species are also mentioned as names in current use by the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Subgenus Nassodonta
Subgenus Niotha
Subgenus Plicarcularia
Subgenus Telasco
Subgenus Zeuxis
Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
nassa mud snails (USA) or dog whelks (UK), is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of minute to medium-sized sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod molluscs in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Nassariidae
Nassariidae
Nassariidae, common name nassa mud snails , or dog whelks , are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.-Shell description:...
.
Etymology
The name is derived from the Latin word "nassa", meaning a fyke (a bag-shaped fish trap) (fyke being derived from the old Dutch word "fuycke"). Nassarius would then mean "someone who uses a fyke".Distribution and habitat
SpeciesSpecies
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
within this genus are found worldwide. These snails usually live on mud flats or sand flats, intertidally or subtidally.
Life habits
Most Nassarius species are very active scavengerScavenger
Scavenging is both a carnivorous and herbivorous feeding behavior in which individual scavengers search out dead animal and dead plant biomass on which to feed. The eating of carrion from the same species is referred to as cannibalism. Scavengers play an important role in the ecosystem by...
s, feeding on crabs and carrion as dead fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
, etc. They often burrow into marine substrate
Substrate (biology)
In biology a substrate is the surface a plant or animal lives upon and grows on. A substrate can include biotic or abiotic materials and animals. For example, encrusting algae that lives on a rock can be substrate for another animal that lives on top of the algae. See also substrate .-External...
s and then wait with only their siphon protruding, until they smell nearby food.
Shell description
The shells of species in this genus have a relatively high spire and a siphonal notch.Anatomy
The animal has a long siphon.Archeology
Several beads made from Nassarius gibbosulus shells are thought to be the earliest known forms of personal adornment, or even jewelry. Two shell beads found in Skhul CaveEs Skhul
Es Skhul is a cave site situated c. 20 kilometers south of the city of Haifa, Israel, and c. 3 kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea. The prehistoric site, was first excavated by Dorothy Garrod in the summer of 1928...
on the slopes of Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel ; , Kármēlos; , Kurmul or جبل مار إلياس Jabal Mar Elyas 'Mount Saint Elias') is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel stretching from the Mediterranean Sea towards the southeast. Archaeologists have discovered ancient wine and oil presses at various locations on Mt. Carmel...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
are thought to be 100,000 years old, whilst another found at Oued Djebbana, Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
is believed to be 90,000 years old. A further group of pierced shells, some with red ochre
Ochre
Ochre is the term for both a golden-yellow or light yellow brown color and for a form of earth pigment which produces the color. The pigment can also be used to create a reddish tint known as "red ochre". The more rarely used terms "purple ochre" and "brown ochre" also exist for variant hues...
, has been recovered from the Aterian
Aterian
The Aterian industry is a name given by archaeologists to a type of stone tool manufacturing dating to the Middle Stone Age in the region around the Atlas Mountains and the northern Sahara, it refers the site of Bir el Ater, south of Annaba.The industry was probably created by modern humans ,...
levels at Grotte des Pigeons, Taforalt, Morocco; these Nassarius gibbosulus beads have been securely dated to about 82,000 years ago.
All these examples predate several 75,000 year old Nassarius kraussianus beads which were found at Blombos Cave
Blombos Cave
Blombos Cave is a cave in a calcarenite limestone cliff on the Southern Cape coast in South Africa. It is an archaeological site made famous by the discovery of 75,000-year-old pieces of ochre engraved with abstract designs and beads made from Nassarius shells, and c. 80,000-year-old bone tools...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
(including some colored with red ochre
Ochre
Ochre is the term for both a golden-yellow or light yellow brown color and for a form of earth pigment which produces the color. The pigment can also be used to create a reddish tint known as "red ochre". The more rarely used terms "purple ochre" and "brown ochre" also exist for variant hues...
). These beads had previously been thought to be the oldest examples of jewelry.
Modern uses
Nassarius vibexNassarius vibex
Nassarius vibex, common name the bruised nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-Distribution:...
is a species which is often selected for marine aquaria
Aquarium
An aquarium is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, turtles, and aquatic plants...
. It is often confused with Nassarius obsoletus
Nassarius obsoletus
The eastern mudsnail, Ilyanassa obsoleta, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails.-Shell description:...
, a cooler water snail less suited to tropical marine aquarium temperatures. In aquaria, the Nassarius is considered nearly indispensable for keeping sand beds clean and healthy, as these snails tend to burrow and plow through the upper layer in a conch-like fashion, keeping algae and detritus from building up visibly on the surface.
The shells of various species of Nassarius are popular with shell collectors, and are sometimes used in jewelry and other forms of decoration.
Taxonomy
The genus Nassarius has traditionally been subdivided into several subgenera, based on differences in shell morphology, especially the sculptureSculpture (mollusc)
The sculpture of a mollusc shell is the three-dimensional ornamentation on the outer surface, as distinct from the basic shape of the shell itself or colouration. Sculpture may be concave as well as convex. Sometimes it has microscopic detail. Sculpture refers to the calcareous outer layer, not the...
: Aciculina, Alectrion, Allanassa, Nassodonta, Niotha, Plicarcularia, Profundinassa, Pygmaeonassa, Telasco, and Zeuxis. However, this division is difficult to define, resulting in much confusion. Even phylogenetic analysis shows that the division into these subgenera appears to be uncertain and unreliable. There seem to be two groups within the genus Nassarius with the closest relationship between the subgenera Zeuxis and Telasco. Even the species within the subgenus Plicarcularia do not belong to a single clade
Clade
A clade is a group consisting of a species and all its descendants. In the terms of biological systematics, a clade is a single "branch" on the "tree of life". The idea that such a "natural group" of organisms should be grouped together and given a taxonomic name is central to biological...
. In the end, the molecular phylogeny did not match the previous morphological phylogeny.
Species
In the course of time, more than 800 names have been allocated to species in the genus Nassarius, most of which have become synonyms.The following species are accepted names according to the World Register of Marine Species
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species is a database that hopes to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialists on each group of organism. These taxonomists control the quality of the...
(WoRMS)
- Nassarius abyssicolus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius acteon MacNeil, 1960
- Nassarius acuminatus (Marrat, 1880)
- Nassarius acuticostus (Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1864)
- Nassarius acutusNassarius acutusNassarius acutus, common name the sharp nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Say, 1822) - Nassarius adami Arthur & Fernandes, 1989
- Nassarius agapetus (Watson, 1882)
- Nassarius alabasteroidesNassarius alabasteroidesNassarius alabasteroides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Kool, 2009 - Nassarius albescensNassarius albescensNassarius albescens, common name : the Whitish Nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Dunker, 1846)- Nassarius albescens albescens (Dunker, 1846)
- Nassarius albescens gemmuliferus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius albinus (Thiele, 1930)
- Nassarius albomaculatus Rehder, 1980
- Nassarius albusNassarius albusNassarius albus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(SayThomas SayThomas Say was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist. A taxonomist, he is often considered to be the father of descriptive entomology in the United States. He described more than 1,000 new species of beetles and over 400 species of insects of other...
, 1826) - antilles nassa, white nassa - Nassarius alfuricus (Fischer in Wanner, 1927)
- Nassarius algidus (Reeve, 1853)
- Nassarius amycliformis (Shuto, 1969)
- Nassarius angulicostis (PilsbryHenry Augustus PilsbryHenry Augustus Pilsbry was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a century...
and Lowe, 1932) - Nassarius anguliferus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius antillarumNassarius antillarumNassarius antillarum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(d’Orbigny, 1847) - Antilles nassa - Nassarius antiquatusNassarius antiquatusNassarius antiquatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Watson, 1897) - Nassarius arcadioiNassarius arcadioiNassarius arcadioi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Rolán & Hernández, 2005 - Nassarius arcularius (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Nassarius argenteus (Marrat, 1877)
- Nassarius atlantideus Adam & Knudsen, 1984
- Nassarius babylonicus (Watson, 1882)
- Nassarius bailyi (Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932)
- Nassarius balteatus (Pease, 1869)
- Nassarius bantamensis Oostingh, 1933
- Nassarius barsdelli Ladd, 1976
- Nassarius beberkirianus (K. Martin & Icke, 1906)
- Nassarius bellulus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius bellus (Marrat, 1877)
- Nassarius beureumensis Oostingh, 1933
- Nassarius bicallosus (E.A. Smith, 1876)
- Nassarius biendongensisNassarius biendongensisNassarius biendongensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Kool, 2003 - Nassarius bimaculosus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius bolangoi (Ladd, 1976)
- Nassarius bouchetiNassarius bouchetiNassarius boucheti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Kool, 2004 - Nassarius brunneostomus (Stearns, 1893)
- Nassarius brychia (Watson, 1822)
- Nassarius caboverdensisNassarius caboverdensisNassarius caboverdensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Rolán, 1984) - Nassarius cabrierensisNassarius cabrierensisNassarius cabrierensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Fontannes, 1878) † - Nassarius cadeeiNassarius cadeeiNassarius cadeei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Kool, 2006 - Nassarius caelolineatus Nesbitt & Pitt, 1986
- Nassarius callospira (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius camelus (von Martens, 1897)
- Nassarius candei (d'Orbigny, 1847)
- Nassarius candensNassarius candensNassarius candens, common name the bright nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-References:...
(Hinds, 1844) - Nassarius candidissimus (C. B. Adams, 1845)
- Nassarius capensisNassarius capensisNassarius capensis, common name the Cape dogwhelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Dunker, 1846) - Nassarius capillaris (Watson, 1882)
- Nassarius castusNassarius castusNassarius castus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Gould, 1835) - Nassarius catallus (Dall, 1908)
- Nassarius cautleyi (d'Archiac & Haime)
- Nassarius celebensis (Schepman, 1907)
- Nassarius cernohorskyiNassarius cernohorskyiNassarius cernohorskyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Kool, 2005 - Nassarius cerritensis (Arnold, 1903)
- Nassarius cinctellusNassarius cinctellusNassarius cinctellus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Gould, 1850) - Nassarius circumcinctusNassarius circumcinctusNassarius circumcinctus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Adams A., 1852) - Nassarius clarusNassarius clarusNassarius clarus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Marrat, 1877) - Nassarius clathratusNassarius clathratusNassarius clathratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Born, 1778) - Nassarius cockburnensisNassarius cockburnensisNassarius cockburnensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Kool & Dekker, 2006 - Nassarius compertus Fernández-Garcés, Espinosa & Rolán, 1990
- Nassarius complanatus (Powys, 1835)
- Nassarius comptusNassarius comptusNassarius comptus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.There is one subspecies : Nassarius comptus polita -Description:...
(Marrat, 1880)- Nassarius comptus polita (Marrat, 1880)
- Nassarius concinnusNassarius concinnusNassarius concinnus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Powys, 1835) - Nassarius congrua (Yokoyama, 1926)
- Nassarius conoidalisNassarius conoidalisNassarius conoidalis, common name the cone-shaped Nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails.-Distribution:...
(Deshayes, 1832) - Nassarius consensusNassarius consensusNassarius consensus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Ravenel, 1861) - striate nassa - Nassarius conspersusNassarius conspersusNassarius conspersus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Philippi, 1848) - Nassarius coppingeri (E.A. Smith, 1881)
- Nassarius coralligenusNassarius coralligenusNassarius coralligenus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Pallary, 1900) - Nassarius coriolisNassarius coriolisNassarius coriolis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Kool, 2009 - Nassarius corniculumNassarius corniculumNassarius corniculum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Olivi, 1792) - Nassarius coronatusNassarius coronatusNassarius coronatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Bruguière, 1789) - Nassarius coronulusNassarius coronulusNassarius coronulus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(A. Adams, 1852) - Nassarius corpulentus (C.B. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius costelliferaNassarius costelliferaNassarius costellifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
A. Adams - Nassarius crebricostatus (Schepman, 1911)
- Nassarius crematusNassarius crematusNassarius crematus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Hinds, 1844) - Nassarius crenoliratus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius crenulatusNassarius crenulatusNassarius crenulatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Lamarck, 1816) - Nassarius crenulicostatus (Shuto, 1969)
- Nassarius crossei (Maltzan, 1884)
- Nassarius cussottiiNassarius cussottiiNassarius cussottii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Bozzetti, 2006 - Nassarius cuvieriiNassarius cuvieriiNassarius cuvierii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Payraudeau, 1826) - Nassarius dekkeriNassarius dekkeriNassarius dekkeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Kool, 2001 - Nassarius delicatusNassarius delicatusNassarius delicatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(A. Adams, 1852) - Nassarius delosi (Woodring, 1946)
- Nassarius demissus (Yokoyama, 1923)
- Nassarius denselineatus (Nagao, 1928)
- Nassarius denticulatusNassarius denticulatusNassarius denticulatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(A. Adams, 1852) - Nassarius dentifer (Powys, 1835)
- Nassarius deshayesianus (Issel, 1866)
- Nassarius desmoulioides (G.B. Sowerby III, 1903)
- Nassarius dijki (K. Martin, 1895)
- Nassarius dilutus (E.A. Smith, 1899)
- Nassarius dimorphoides Oostingh, 1935
- Nassarius disparilis (E.A. Smith, 1903)
- Nassarius distortus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius echinatusNassarius echinatusNassarius echinatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-Distribution:...
(A. Adams, 1852) - Nassarius ecstilbus (Melvill & Standen, 1896)
- Nassarius elatusNassarius elatusNassarius elatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-Distribution:This species occurs in European waters along Portugal and in the Atlantic Ocean along Angola...
(Gould, 1845) - Nassarius elegantissimus Shuto, 1969
- Nassarius eniwetokensis Ladd, 1977
- Nassarius enzoiNassarius enzoiNassarius enzoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Bozzetti, 2007 - Nassarius erythraeus (Issel, 1869)
- Nassarius eusulcatus (Sowerby, 1902)
- Nassarius exilis (Powys, 1835)
- Nassarius eximius (H. Adams, 1872)
- Nassarius exsarcus (Dall, 1908)
- Nassarius exstincteliratus (Fischer in Wanner, 1927)
- Nassarius exulatus (E.A. Smith, 1911)
- Nassarius falconeri (d'Archiac & Haime, 1854)
- Nassarius fenestratus (Marratt, 1877) : synonym of Nassarius albescens gemmuliferus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius fennemai Oostingh, 1939
- Nassarius festivus (Powys, 1835)
- Nassarius fidus (Reeve, 1853)
- Nassarius fischeriNassarius fischeriNassarius fischeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Dautzenberg - Nassarius fissilabris (Adams, A., 1852)
- Nassarius formosus (Turton, 1932)
- Nassarius fossae (Preston, 1915)
- Nassarius fossatus (GouldAugustus Addison GouldAugustus Addison Gould was an American conchologist and malacologist.-Biography:...
, 1850) - channeled nassa - Nassarius foveolatus (Dunker, 1847)
- Nassarius fraterculusNassarius fraterculusNassarius fraterculus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Dunker, 1860) - Japanese nassa - Nassarius fraudator Cernohorsky, 1980
- Nassarius fraudulentus (Marrat, 1877)
- Nassarius frederici (Melvill & Standen, 1901)
- Nassarius fretorum (Melvill & Standen, 1899)
- Nassarius frigensNassarius frigensNassarius frigens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Martens, 1878) - Nassarius fufanus (Fischer in Wanner, 1927)
- Nassarius fuscescens (Dautzenberg, 1912)
- Nassarius fuscolineatus (E.A. Smith, 1875)
- Nassarius gallegosi Strong and HertleinLeo George HertleinLeo George Hertlein was an American paleontologist and malacologist who studied the Recent and fossil mollusks of the eastern Pacific Ocean.Hertlein was born on a farm in Pratt County, Kansas...
, 1937 - Nassarius garudaNassarius garudaNassarius garuda is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Kool, 2007 - Nassarius gaudiosusNassarius gaudiosusNassarius gaudiosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Hinds, 1844)- Nassarius gaudiosus marrati E.A. Smith, 1876
- Nassarius gaudiosus mucronata (A.. Adams, 1851)
- Nassarius gayii (Kiener, 1834)
- Nassarius gemmulatus (Lamarck, 1822) : synonym of Nassarius conoidalis (Deshayes in Belanger, 1832)
- Nassarius gemmuliferusNassarius gemmuliferusNassarius gemmuliferus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
A. Adams, 1852 - Nassarius gemmulosus (C.B. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius gibbosulusNassarius gibbosulusNassarius gibbosulus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Nassarius gibbulosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Nassarius glabratusNassarius glabratusNassarius glabratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-Description:The shell size varies between 7 mm and 10 mm-Distribution:...
(Sowerby, 1842) - Nassarius glagahensis Oostingh, 1935
- Nassarius glansNassarius glansNassarius glans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Linnaeus, 1758)- Nassarius glans particeps (HedleyCharles HedleyCharles Hedley was a naturalist, active in Australia and winner of the 1925 Clarke Medal.-Early life:...
, 1915)
- Nassarius glans particeps (Hedley
- Nassarius globosusNassarius globosusNassarius globosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) - Nassarius goniopleura (Dall, 1908)
- Nassarius goreensisNassarius goreensisNassarius goreensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Von Maltzan, 1884) - Nassarius granifer Kiener
- Nassarius granuliferusNassarius granuliferusNassarius granuliferus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Kiener, 1834) - Nassarius grana (Lamarck, 1822)
- Nassarius gruneri (Dunker, 1846)
- Nassarius guaymasensis (Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932)
- Nassarius haldemanni (Dunker, 1847)
- Nassarius hanraveniNassarius hanraveniNassarius hanraveni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Kool & Dekker, 2006 - Nassarius hansenae Kool, 1996
- Nassarius harryleeiNassarius harryleeiNassarius harryleei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
García, 2001 - Nassarius helleri (Mari, 1929)
- Nassarius hemipolitus Nomura & Zimbo, 1935
- Nassarius herosaeNassarius herosaeNassarius herosae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Kool, 2005 - Nassarius heynemanniNassarius heynemanniNassarius heynemanni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Von Maltzan, 1884) - Nassarius himeroessa (Melvill & Standen, 1903)
- Nassarius hirtus (Kiener, 1834)
- Nassarius hongoensis Itoigawa, 1955
- Nassarius hotessieri (d'Orbigny, 1843)
- Nassarius hotessierianus (d'Orbigny, 1842) - miniature nassa
- Nassarius howardae Chace, 1958
- Nassarius idyllius (Melvill & Standen, 1901)
- Nassarius incongruus Otuka, 1937
- Nassarius incrassatusNassarius incrassatusNassarius incrassatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Stroem, 1768) - Nassarius infralaevis (Fischer in Wanner, 1927)
- Nassarius insculptus (CarpenterPhillip Pearsall CarpenterPhilip Pearsall Carpenter Rev. Dr. , who in 1841, was ordained Presbyterian minister in England, and a Doctorate of Philosophy in 1860, and whose field work as a malacologist or conchologist in North America is still well regarded today...
, 1864) - smooth western nassa - Nassarius insignis (H. Adams, 1867)
- Nassarius iodes (Dall, 1917)
- Nassarius irus (Martens, 1880)
- Nassarius ischnus (Melvill, 1899)
- Nassarius jacksonianus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
- Nassarius jactabundus (Melvill, 1906)
- Nassarius javanus (Schepman, 1891)
- Nassarius jeanmartiniNassarius jeanmartiniNassarius jeanmartini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Kool & Dekker, 2006 - Nassarius johniNassarius johniNassarius johni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Monterosato, 1889) - Nassarius kaicherae Jong & Coomans, 1988
- Nassarius karinaeNassarius karinaeNassarius karinae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Usticke, 1971) - Nassarius kochianus (Dunker, 1846)
- Nassarius kometubus Otuka, 1934
- Nassarius kieneri (Deshayes, 1863) : synonym of Nassarius luridus (Gould, 1850)
- Nassarius kooliNassarius kooliNassarius kooli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Dekker & Dekkers, 2009 - Nassarius kraussianusNassarius kraussianusNassarius kraussianus, common name the tick shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-Description:The size of the shell varies from 6 mm to 10 mm...
(Dunker, 1846) - Nassarius kruizingai Oostingh, 1939
- Nassarius labiatus (A. Adams, 1853)
- Nassarius kraussianusNassarius kraussianusNassarius kraussianus, common name the tick shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-Description:The size of the shell varies from 6 mm to 10 mm...
(Dunker, 1846) - Nassarius lavanonoensisNassarius lavanonoensisNassarius lavanonoensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Bozzetti, 2006 - Nassarius lawsonorumNassarius lawsonorumNassarius lawsonorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Kilburn, 2000 - Nassarius leptospirus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius liberiensis (Knudsen, 1956)
- Nassarius limaNassarius limaNassarius lima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Dillwyn, 1817) - Nassarius limacinus (Dall, 1917)
- Nassarius limnaeformis (Dunker, 1847)
- Nassarius livescensNassarius livescensNassarius livescens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Philippi, 1848) - Nassarius lochi Kool, 1996
- Nassarius louisiNassarius louisiNassarius louisi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Pallary, 1912) - Nassarius luridus (Gould, 1850)
- Nassarius luteostomus* (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829)
- Nassarius maccauslandi Cernohorsky, 1984
- Nassarius macrocephalus (Schepman, 1911)
- Nassarius macrodonNassarius macrodonNassarius macrodon is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Bronn, 1831) † - Nassarius madiunensis (K. Martin, 1895)
- Nassarius mammilliferus (Melvill, 1897)
- Nassarius mandirensis Oostingh, 1939
- Nassarius mangkalihatensis Beets, 1941
- Nassarius margaritifer (Dunker, 1847)
- Nassarius margaritifera Dunker : synonym of Nassarius margaritifer
- Nassarius marmoreus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius megalocallus Adam & Knudsen, 1984
- Nassarius mekranicus (Vredenburg, 1925)
- Nassarius mendicus (GouldAugustus Addison GouldAugustus Addison Gould was an American conchologist and malacologist.-Biography:...
, 1850) - lean western nassa - Nassarius micans (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius migaNassarius migaNassarius miga is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Bruguière - Nassarius mirabilisNassarius mirabilisNassarius mirabilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Bozzetti, 2007 - Nassarius moestus (Hinds, 1844)
- Nassarius monile (Kiener, 1834) : synonym of Nassarius distortus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius mucronataNassarius mucronataNassarius mucronata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
- Nassarius muelleri (Maltzan, 1884)
- Nassarius multicostatus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius multigranosus (Dunker, 1847)
- Nassarius multipunctatus (Schepman, 1911)
- Nassarius multivocusNassarius multivocusNassarius multivocus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Kool, 2008 - Nassarius mutabilisNassarius mutabilisNassarius mutabilis, common name : the Mutable Nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 14 mm and 30 mm....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Nassarius myristicatus (Hinds, 1844)
- Nassarius nakayamai (Habe, 1958)
- Nassarius natalensis (E.A. Smith, 1903)
- Nassarius ngawianus (K. Martin, 1895)
- Nassarius nigrolabrus (Verrill, 1880)
- Nassarius nitidusNassarius nitidusNassarius nitidus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Jeffreys, 1867) - Nassarius niveus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius nobilis (Thiele, 1925)
- Nassarius nodicinctus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius nodifer (Powys, 1835)
- Nassarius nodulosus (Marrat, 187)
- Nassarius noguchii (Habe, 1958)
- Nassarius notoensis Masuda, 1956
- Nassarius novaezelandiae (Reeve, 1854)
- Nassarius nuceus (Pease, 1869)
- Nassarius nucleolus (Philippi, 1846)
- Nassarius obesus (G. & H. Nevill, 1875)
- Nassarius obsoletusNassarius obsoletusThe eastern mudsnail, Ilyanassa obsoleta, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails.-Shell description:...
(SayThomas SayThomas Say was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist. A taxonomist, he is often considered to be the father of descriptive entomology in the United States. He described more than 1,000 new species of beetles and over 400 species of insects of other...
, 1822) - eastern mudsnail - Nassarius obliquus Kiener : synonym of Nassarius glabratusNassarius glabratusNassarius glabratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-Description:The shell size varies between 7 mm and 10 mm-Distribution:...
(Sowerby, 1842) - Nassarius olivaceusNassarius olivaceusNassarius olivaceus, common name : the Olivaceous Nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-Distribution:...
(Bruguière, 1789) - Nassarius olomea Kay, 1979
- Nassarius oneratusNassarius oneratusNassarius oneratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Deshayes, 1863) - Nassarius optimus (G.B. Sowerby III, 1903)
- Nassarius ovoideusNassarius ovoideusNassarius ovoideus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Locard, 1886) - Nassarius pachychilusNassarius pachychilusNassarius pachychilus, common name : the Angolan nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-Distribution:...
(von Maltzan, 1884) - Nassarius pagodus (ReeveLovell Augustus ReeveLovell Augustus Reeve was an English conchologist.Lovell Augustus Reeve was initially apprenticed to a grocer of Ludgate Hill between 1827 and '34...
, 1844) - Nassarius papillosusNassarius papillosusNassarius papillosus, common name : the Pimpled Nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-Distribution:...
(GouldAugustus Addison GouldAugustus Addison Gould was an American conchologist and malacologist.-Biography:...
, 1850) - Nassarius patricius (Thiele, 1925)
- Nassarius paucicostatusNassarius paucicostatusNassarius paucicostatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Marrat, 1877) - Nassarius pauperus (Gould, 1850)
- Nassarius perdominulus Nomura & Zimbo, 1935
- Nassarius pernitidus (Dall, 1889)
- Nassarius perpinguis (Hinds, 1844) - fat western nassa
- Nassarius persicus (von Martens, 1874)
- Nassarius pfeifferiNassarius pfeifferiNassarius pfeifferi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-Distribution:This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along Spain, Portugal and Mauritania.-References:...
(Philippi, 1844) - Nassarius plebejus (Thiele, 1925)
- Nassarius plicatellus Adams
- Nassarius polygonatusNassarius polygonatusNassarius polygonatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(LamarckJean-Baptiste LamarckJean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de la Marck , often known simply as Lamarck, was a French naturalist...
, 1822) - Nassarius praematuratus Kuroda & Habe, 1852
- Nassarius prianganensis Altena & Beets, 1945
- Nassarius priscardiNassarius priscardiNassarius priscardi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Bozzetti, 2006 - Nassarius protrusidensNassarius protrusidensNassarius protrusidens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Melvill, 1918) - Nassarius prysmaticus (Brocchi, 1814)
- Nassarius pseudoconcinnus (E.A. Smith, 1895)
- Nassarius pseudodemissus Nomura & Zimbo, 1935
- Nassarius pseudopoecilostictus Adam & Knudsen, 1984
- Nassarius psila (Watson, 1882)
- Nassarius pullusNassarius pullusNassarius pullus , common names : Black Nassa; Olive Dog Whelk; Ribbed Dog Whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-Description:...
Linnaeus - Nassarius pulvinaris (von Martens, 1881)
- Nassarius pumilio (E.A. Smith, 1872)
- Nassarius pupinoides (Reeve, 1853)
- Nassarius pygmaeusNassarius pygmaeusNassarius pygmaeus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
LamarckJean-Baptiste LamarckJean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de la Marck , often known simply as Lamarck, was a French naturalist...
, 1822 - Nassarius pyramidalis A. Adams, 1853
- Nassarius quadrasi (Hidalgo, 1904)
- Nassarius quantulus (Gould, 1860)
- Nassarius recidivusNassarius recidivusNassarius recidivus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Martens, 1876) - Nassarius reeveanus (Dunker, 1847)
- Nassarius reticulatusNassarius reticulatusNassarius reticulatus, common name the "netted dog whelk" is a species of small European sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the dog whelks or nassa mud snails.- External links :*...
(Linnaeus, 1758) s - Nassarius rehderi Cernohorsky, 1980
- Nassarius reticulatusNassarius reticulatusNassarius reticulatus, common name the "netted dog whelk" is a species of small European sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the dog whelks or nassa mud snails.- External links :*...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Nassarius reussi (K. Martin, 1880)
- Nassarius rhinetes S.S. BerrySamuel Stillman BerrySamuel Stillman Berry was a U.S. marine zoologist specialized on cephalopods.He was born in Unity, Maine but the family home was the Winnecook Ranch in Montana, which had been founded by his father Ralph in 1880. In 1897, he moved with his mother and two cousins to Redlands, California.Berry...
, 1953 - California nassa - Nassarius robustusNassarius robustusNassarius robustus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Monterosato, 1890) - Nassarius roissyi (Deshayes in Belanger, 1832)
- Nassarius rotundus (Melvill & Standen, 1896)
- Nassarius rubusindicus Oostingh, 1939
- Nassarius samiaeNassarius samiaeNassarius samiae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Kool, 2006 - Nassarius samiaeNassarius samiaeNassarius samiae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Kool, 2006 - Nassarius sanctaehelenae (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius scabriusculus* (Powys, 1835)
- Nassarius scalaris (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius scissuratusNassarius scissuratusNassarius scissuratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Dall, 1889) - carved nassa - Nassarius semiplicatoidesNassarius semiplicatoidesNassarius semiplicatoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Zhang, Ai-Ju, You, Zhong-Jie, 2007 - † Nassarius semistriatus (Brocchi, 1814)
- Nassarius semisulcatus (Rousseau, 1854)
- Nassarius sesarmus (Marrat, 1877)
- Nassarius shacklefordi (Melvill & Standen, 1896)
- Nassarius shaskyi Mclean, 1970
- Nassarius signatus (Dunker, 1847)
- Nassarius silvardiNassarius silvardiNassarius silvardi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Kool & Dekker, 2006 - Nassarius simizui Otuka, 1934
- Nassarius simoniNassarius simoniNassarius simoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Kool & Dekker, 2007 - Nassarius simplex (E.A. Smith, 1880)
- Nassarius sinarus (Philippi, 1851)
- Nassarius sinusigerus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius siquijorensisNassarius siquijorensisNassarius siquijorensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(A. Adams, 1852) - Nassarius skoogi (Odhner, 1923)
- Nassarius speciosusNassarius speciosusNassarius speciosus, common name the purple-lipped dogwhelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Adams, A., 1852) - Nassarius splendidulus (Dunker, 1846)
- Nassarius stimpsonianus (C.B. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius stolatus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Nassarius striatus (C.B. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius subconstrictus (Sowerby, 1899)
- Nassarius subspinosusNassarius subspinosusNassarius subspinosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Lamarck - Nassarius subtranslucidus (Smith, 1903)
- Nassarius succinctus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius sufflatus (Gould, 1860)
- Nassarius sumatranus (Thiele, 1925)
- Nassarius sundaicus Oostingh, 1939
- Nassarius suturalisNassarius suturalisNassarius suturalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
- Nassarius tabescens (Marrat, 1880)
- Nassarius tadjalliiNassarius tadjalliiNassarius tadjallii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Moolenbeek, 2007 - Nassarius taenius (Gmelin, 1790): synonym of Nassarius olivaceusNassarius olivaceusNassarius olivaceus, common name : the Olivaceous Nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-Distribution:...
(Bruguière, 1789) - Nassarius talahabensis (K. Martin, 1921)
- Nassarius tambacanus (K. Martin, 1884)
- Nassarius tangaroaiNassarius tangaroaiNassarius tangaroai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Kool, 2006 - Nassarius tangoNassarius tangoNassarius tango is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Scarabino, 2004 - Nassarius teretiusculus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius thachiNassarius thachiNassarius thachi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Dekker, 2004 - Nassarius thaumasiusNassarius thaumasiusNassarius thaumasius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Sturany, 1900) - Nassarius tiarulaNassarius tiarulaNassarius tiarula, common name the western mud nassa, is a species of small sea snail with gills and an operculum, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Kiener, 1841) - western mud nassa - Nassarius tineiNassarius tineiNassarius tinei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Maravigna in Guérin, 1840) - Nassarius tingitanusNassarius tingitanusNassarius tingitanus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Pallary, 1901) - Nassarius townsendi (Dall, 1880)
- Nassarius trifasciatus Adams : synonym of Nassarius elatusNassarius elatusNassarius elatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-Distribution:This species occurs in European waters along Portugal and in the Atlantic Ocean along Angola...
(Gould, 1845) - Nassarius tritoniformisNassarius tritoniformisNassarius tritoniformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-References:...
(Kiener, 1841) - Nassarius troendleorum Cernohorsky, 1980
- Nassarius tunetoyensis Nomura & Hatai, 1936
- Nassarius turbineus (Gould, 1845)
- Nassarius turulosusNassarius turulosusNassarius turulosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Risso, 1826) - Nassarius unicolorNassarius unicolorNassarius unicolor is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Kiener, L.C., 1834 - Nassarius unifasciatusNassarius unifasciatusNassarius unifasciatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Kiener, 1834) - Nassarius vandervlerki Oostingh, 1939
- Nassarius vanesi Oostingh, 1935
- Nassarius vanpeliNassarius vanpeliNassarius vanpeli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Kool, 2005 - Nassarius variciferus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius varicosecostatus (Fischer in Wanner, 1927)
- Nassarius vaucheriNassarius vaucheriNassarius vaucheri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Pallary, 1906) - Nassarius venemai (Koperberg, 1931)
- Nassarius venustus (Dunker, 1847)
- Nassarius versicolor (C. B. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius vibexNassarius vibexNassarius vibex, common name the bruised nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-Distribution:...
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, 1822) - bruised nassa - Nassarius vidalensis (Barnard, 1959)
- Nassarius vinctus (Marrat, 1877)
- Nassarius vittatus (A. Adams, 1853)
- Nassarius webbeiNassarius webbeiNassarius webbei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Petit, 1850) - Nassarius weyersi Craven : synonym of Nassarius pumilio (E.A. Smith, 1872)
- Nassarius whiteheadae Cernohorsky, 1984
- Nassarius wilsoni (C.B. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius wolffiNassarius wolffiNassarius wolffi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Knudsen - Nassarius zanzibarensisNassarius zanzibarensisNassarius zanzibarensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Kool & Dekker, 2007
Other species in the genus Nassarius include, according to ITIS
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- Nassarius aoteanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Nassarius bifarius W. Baird, 1873 : synonym of Nassarius novaezelandia (Reeve, 1854)
- Nassarius catallus (Dall, 1908)
- Nassarius ephamillus (Watson, 1882)
- Nassarius graniferus : synonym of Nassarius granifer
- Nassarius luteostoma Broderip and Sowerby, 1829 : synonym of Nassarius luteostomus (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829)
- Nassarius miser (Dall, 1908)
- Nassarius nanus Nowell-Usticke, G.W., 1959 : synonym of Nassarius karinaeNassarius karinaeNassarius karinae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Nowell-Usticke, G.W., 1971 - Nassarius nigrolabra (VerrillAddison Emery VerrillAddison Emery Verrill was an American zoologist. He was a student of Louis Agassiz at Harvard University and graduated in 1862...
, 1880) : synonym of Nassarius nigrolabrus (Verrill, 1880) - Nassarius spiratus (A. AdamsArthur Adams (zoologist)Arthur Adams was an English physician and naturalist.Adams was assistant surgeon on board H.M.S. "Actaeon" in company with HMS Samarang in the British Navy during the survey of the Malay Archipelago, the Japan Sea, Korea and China,from 1843 to 1846. He edited the Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S....
, 1852) - Nassarius trivittatus (SayThomas SayThomas Say was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist. A taxonomist, he is often considered to be the father of descriptive entomology in the United States. He described more than 1,000 new species of beetles and over 400 species of insects of other...
, 1822) - threeline mudsnail : synonym of Ilyanassa trivittataIlyanassa trivittataIlyanassa trivittata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Say, 1822) - Nassarius zonalis (A. Adams, 1852) : synonym of Nassarius reeveanus (Dunker, 1847)
The following species are also mentioned as names in current use by the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
- Nassarius elegans Kiener, 1834
- Nassarius emilyae Moolenbeek & Dekker, 1994
- Nassarius grayii (Kiener, 1834)
- Nassarius mobilis (Hedley & May, 1908)
- Nassarius mundus (Sturany, 1900)
- Nassarius sertulus (A. Adams, 1852 in 1852-53)
- Nassarius smitsorum Kool, 1990
Subgenus Nassodonta
- Nassarius dorri Wattebled, 1886
Subgenus Niotha
- Nassarius nigellus (Reeve, 1854)
- Nassarius nodicostatus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius pauperatus (Lamarck, 1822)
Subgenus Plicarcularia
- Nassarius burchardi (Dunker in Philippi, 1849)
- Nassarius jonasii (Dunker, 1846)
- Nassarius moolenbeeki Kool, 1995
Subgenus Telasco
- Nassarius limnaeiformis (Dunker, 1847)
Subgenus Zeuxis
- Nassarius arcus Cernohorsky, 1991
- Nassarius melanioides (Reeve, 1853)
- Nassarius poupini Cernohorsky, 1992
- Nassarius pyrrhus (Menke, 1843)
- Nassarius reunionensis Cernohorsky, 1988
- Nassarius richeri Cernohorsky, 1992
- Nassarius sertulus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius whiteheadae Cernohorsky, 1984
Synonymized subgenera
- Nassarius (Aciculina) Adams, 1853 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805 )
- Nassarius (Alectryon) Berthold in Latreille, 1827 : synonym of Nassarius (Alectrion) Montfort , 1810 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805 )
- Nassarius (Allanassa) Iredale, 1929 : synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Nassarius (Amycla) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 : synonym of Nassarius (Gussonea) Monterosato, 1912
- Nassarius (Amyclina) Iredale, 1918 : synonym of Nassarius (Gussonea) Monterosato, 1912
- Nassarius (Arcularia) Link, 1807 : alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Nassarius (Arcularia) glabratus (Sowerby, 1842) : synonym of Nassarius glabratus (Sowerby, 1842)
- Nassarius (Austronassaria) C. Laseron & J. Laseron, 1956 : synonym of Nassarius (Plicarcularia) Thiele, 1929 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805 )
- Nassarius (Bathynassa) Ladd, 1976 : synonym of Nassarius (Zeuxis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805 )
- Nassarius (Caesia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 : alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Nassarius (Cencus) Gistel, 1848 : synonym of Nassarius (Cyclope) Risso, 1826 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805 )
- Nassarius (Chelenassa) Shuto, 1969 : synonym of Nassarius (Plicarcularia) Thiele, 1929 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
- Nassarius (Cryptonassarius) Watson, R.B., 1882): alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Nassarius (Cyclocyrtia) Agassiz, 1848 : synonym of Nassarius (Cyclope) Risso, 1826 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805 )
- Nassarius (Cyclonassa) Swainson, 1840 : synonym of Nassarius (Cyclope) Risso, 1826 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805 )
- Nassarius (Cyclope) Risso, 1826 : alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Nassarius (Cyclops) Montfort, 1810 : synonym of Nassarius (Cyclope) Risso, 1826 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805 )
- Nassarius (Demondia) Addicott, 1956 : synonym of Nassarius (Caesia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805 )
- Nassarius (Eione) Risso, 1826 : synonym of Nassarius (Plicarcularia) Thiele, 1929 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805 )
- Nassarius (Fackia) Nordsieck, 1972 : synonym of Nassarius (Gussonea) Monterosato, 1912
- Nassarius (Glabrinassa) Shuto, 1969 : synonym of Nassarius (Zeuxis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805 )
- Nassarius (Gussonea) Monterosato, 1912 : synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Nassarius (Hannonia) Pallary, 1914 : synonym of Nassarius (Aciculina) Adams, 1853 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805 )
- Nassarius (Hima) Gray, 1852 ex Leach, ms. : alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Nassarius (Hinia) Gray, 1847 :alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Nassarius (Miohinia) Nordsieck, 1972 : synonym of Nassarius (Hinia) Gray, 1847 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805 )
- Nassarius (Mirua) Marwick, 1931 : synonym of Nassarius (Hima) Gray, 1852 ex Leach, ms. (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805 )
- Nassarius (Nana) Schumacher, 1817: synonym of Nassarius (Cyclope) Risso, 1826 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805 )
- Nassarius (Nanina) Risso, 1826: synonym of Nassarius (Cyclope) Risso, 1826 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805 )
- Nassarius (Nanarius) Woodring, 1964 : alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Nassarius (Nannia) Philippi, 1844: synonym of Nassarius (Cyclope) Risso, 1826 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805 )
- Nassarius (Nasseburna) de Gregorio, 1890 : synonym of Nassarius (Sphaeronassa) Locard, 1886 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805 )
- Nassarius (Nassodonta) H. Adams, 1867 : alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Nassarius (Nassarius) Duméril, 1805 : alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Nassarius (Naytia) H. Adams & A. Adams 1853 : alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Nassarius (Naytiopsis) Thiele, 1929 : alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Nassarius (Neritula) Herrmannsen, 1852 : synonym of Nassarius (Cyclope) Risso, 1826 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
- Nassarius (Niotha) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 : alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Nassarius (Pallacera) Woodring, 1964: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Nassarius (Phrontis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Nassarius (Panormella) Costa, 1840 : synonym of Nassarius (Cyclope) Risso, 1826 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
- Nassarius (Paranassa) Conrad, 1867 : synonym of Nassarius (Ilyanassa) Stimpson, 1865 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
- Nassarius (Parcanassa) Iredale, 1936 :synonym of Nassarius (Plicarcularia) Thiele, 1929 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
- Nassarius (Plicarcularia) Thiele, 1929 : alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Nassarius (Profundinassa) Thiele, 1929: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Nassarius (Proneritula) Thiele, 1929 : alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Nassarius (Psilarius) Woodring, 1964 : alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Nassarius (Pygmaeonassa) Annadale, 1924 : alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Nassarius (Retiarcularia) Shuto, 1969 :synonym of Nassarius (Plicarcularia) Thiele, 1929 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
- Nassarius (Reticunassa) Iredale, 1936 : synonym of Nassarius (Hima) Gray, 1852 ex Leach, ms. alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
- Nassarius (Schizopyga) Conrad, 1856 : synonym of Nassarius (Caesia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
- Nassarius (Sphaeronassa) Locard, 1886 : alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Nassarius (Tarazeuxis) Iredale, 1936 : synonym of Nassarius (Telasco) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
- Nassarius (Tavanothia) Iredale, 1936 : synonym of Nassarius (Niotha) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
- Nassarius (Telasco) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 : alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Nassarius (Tritia) A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Nassarius (Hinia) Gray, 1847 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
- Nassarius (Tritonella) A. Adams, 1852 : synonym of Nassarius (Hima) Gray, 1852 ex Leach, ms. (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
- Nassarius (Usita) Noszky, 1936 : synonym of Nassarius (Uzita) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
- Nassarius (Uzita) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 : alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Nassarius (Venassa) Martens, 1881 : synonym of Nassarius (Zeuxis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
- Nassarius (Varicinassa) Habe, 1946 : alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Nassarius (Zaphon) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 : synonym of Nassarius (Caesia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
- Nassarius (Zeuxis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 : alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805