Ecology
Habitat
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 1024 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 80000
Temperature range (°C): 4.888 - 28.540
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.033 - 33.876
Salinity (PPS): 18.065 - 38.201
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.907 - 6.964
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.063 - 2.633
Silicate (umol/l): 0.380 - 83.712
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 80000
Temperature range (°C): 4.888 - 28.540
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.033 - 33.876
Salinity (PPS): 18.065 - 38.201
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.907 - 6.964
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.063 - 2.633
Silicate (umol/l): 0.380 - 83.712
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Associations
Known predators
Pagurus
Cancer
Myoxocephalus
Tautogolabrus
Pseudopleuronectes
Asterias
Based on studies in:
USA: Massachusetts, Cape Ann (Littoral, Mudflat)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- R. W. Dexter, The marine communities of a tidal inlet at Cape Ann, Massachusetts: a study in bio-ecology, Ecol. Monogr. 17:263-294, from p. 284 (1947).
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Known prey organisms
Solemya
Ensis
Macoma
Onoba
Littorina littorea
Based on studies in:
USA: Massachusetts, Cape Ann (Littoral, Mudflat)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- R. W. Dexter, The marine communities of a tidal inlet at Cape Ann, Massachusetts: a study in bio-ecology, Ecol. Monogr. 17:263-294, from p. 284 (1947).
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Nassarius aff.
No available public DNA sequences.
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Nassarius aff.
Public Records: 3
Specimens with Barcodes: 3
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Statistics of barcoding coverage
| Specimen Records: | 495 | Public Records: | 296 |
| Specimens with Sequences: | 423 | Public Species: | 61 |
| Specimens with Barcodes: | 293 | Public BINs: | 86 |
| Species: | 80 | ||
| Species With Barcodes: | 72 | ||
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Wikipedia
Nassarius
Nassarius, common name nassa mud snails (USA) or dog whelks (UK), is a genus of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nassariidae.[1] They are scavengers.
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Etymology
The name is derived from the Latin word "nassa", meaning a wickerbasket with a narrow neck, for catching fish . Nassarius would then mean "someone who uses such a wickerbasket for catching fish".
Ecology
Distribution and habitat
Species 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 scavengers, feeding on crabs and carrion as dead fish, etc. They often burrow into marine substrates 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.
Human use
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 Cave 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.[2]
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.[3]
Modern uses
Nassarius vibex 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.
Taxonomy
The genus Nassarius has traditionally been subdivided into several subgenera, based on differences in shell morphology, especially the sculpture : 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.[4]
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 (WoRMS) [1]
- Nassarius abyssicolus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius acteon MacNeil, 1960
- Nassarius acuminatus (Marrat, 1880)
- Nassarius acuticostus (Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1864)
- Nassarius acutus (Say, 1822)
- Nassarius adami Arthur & Fernandes, 1989
- Nassarius agapetus (Watson, 1882)
- Nassarius alabasteroides Kool, 2009
- Nassarius albescens (Dunker, 1846)
- Nassarius albescens albescens (Dunker, 1846)
- Nassarius albescens gemmuliferus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius albinus (Thiele, 1930)
- Nassarius albomaculatus Rehder, 1980
- Nassarius albus (Say, 1826) - antilles nassa, white nassa
- Nassarius alfuricus (Fischer in Wanner, 1927)
- Nassarius algidus (Reeve, 1853)
- Nassarius amycliformis (Shuto, 1969)
- Nassarius angulicostis (Pilsbry and Lowe, 1932)
- Nassarius anguliferus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius antillarum (d’Orbigny, 1847) - Antilles nassa
- Nassarius antiquatus (Watson, 1897)
- Nassarius arcadioi 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 biendongensis Kool, 2003
- Nassarius bimaculosus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius bolangoi (Ladd, 1976)
- Nassarius boucheti Kool, 2004
- Nassarius brunneostomus (Stearns, 1893)
- Nassarius brychia (Watson, 1822)
- Nassarius burchardi (Dunker in Philippi, 1849)
- Nassarius caboverdensis (Rolán, 1984)
- Nassarius cabrierensis (Fontannes, 1878) †
- Nassarius cadeei Kool, 2006
- Nassarius caelolineatus Nesbitt & Pitt, 1986
- Nassarius callospira (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius camelus (von Martens, 1897)
- Nassarius candei (d'Orbigny, 1847)
- Nassarius candens (Hinds, 1844)
- Nassarius candidissimus (C. B. Adams, 1845)
- Nassarius capensis (Dunker, 1846)
- Nassarius capillaris (Watson, 1882)
- Nassarius castus (Gould, 1835)
- Nassarius catallus (Dall, 1908)
- Nassarius cautleyi (d'Archiac & Haime)
- Nassarius celebensis (Schepman, 1907)
- Nassarius cernohorskyi Kool, 2005
- Nassarius cerritensis (Arnold, 1903)
- Nassarius cinctellus (Gould, 1850)
- Nassarius circumcinctus (Adams A., 1852)
- Nassarius clarus (Marrat, 1877)
- Nassarius clathratus (Born, 1778)
- Nassarius cockburnensis Kool & Dekker, 2006
- Nassarius compactus (Angas, 1865)
- Nassarius compertus Fernández-Garcés, Espinosa & Rolán, 1990
- Nassarius complanatus (Powys, 1835)
- Nassarius comptus (Marrat, 1880)
- Nassarius comptus polita (Marrat, 1880)
- Nassarius concinnus (Powys, 1835)
- Nassarius congrua (Yokoyama, 1926)
- Nassarius conoidalis (Deshayes, 1832)
- Nassarius consensus (Ravenel, 1861) - striate nassa
- Nassarius conspersus (Philippi, 1848)
- Nassarius coppingeri (E.A. Smith, 1881)
- Nassarius coralligenus (Pallary, 1900)
- Nassarius coriolis Kool, 2009
- Nassarius corniculum (Olivi, 1792)
- Nassarius coronatus (Bruguière, 1789)
- Nassarius coronulus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius corpulentus (C.B. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius costellifera A. Adams: synonym of Nassarius margaritifer (Dunker, 1847)
- Nassarius crebricostatus (Schepman, 1911)
- Nassarius crematus (Hinds, 1844)
- Nassarius crenoliratus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius crenulatus (Lamarck, 1816)
- Nassarius crenulicostatus (Shuto, 1969)
- Nassarius crossei (Maltzan, 1884)
- Nassarius cussottii Bozzetti, 2006: synonym of Nassarius irus (Martens, 1880)
- Nassarius cuvierii (Payraudeau, 1826)
- Nassarius dekkeri Kool, 2001
- Nassarius delicatus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius delosi (Woodring, 1946)
- Nassarius demissus (Yokoyama, 1923)
- Nassarius denselineatus (Nagao, 1928)
- Nassarius denticulatus (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 echinatus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius ecstilbus (Melvill & Standen, 1896)
- Nassarius elatus (Gould, 1845)
- Nassarius elegantissimus Shuto, 1969
- Nassarius eniwetokensis Ladd, 1977
- Nassarius enzoi 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 filmerae (Sowerby III, 1900)
- Nassarius fischeri Dautzenberg
- Nassarius fissilabris (Adams, A., 1852)
- Nassarius formosus (Turton, 1932)
- Nassarius fossae (Preston, 1915)
- Nassarius fossatus (Gould, 1850) - channeled nassa
- Nassarius foveolatus (Dunker, 1847)
- Nassarius fraterculus (Dunker, 1860) - Japanese nassa
- Nassarius fraudator Cernohorsky, 1980
- Nassarius fraudulentus (Marrat, 1877)
- Nassarius frederici (Melvill & Standen, 1901)
- Nassarius fretorum (Melvill & Standen, 1899)
- Nassarius frigens (Martens, 1878)
- Nassarius fufanus (Fischer in Wanner, 1927)
- Nassarius fuscescens (Dautzenberg, 1912)
- Nassarius fuscolineatus (E.A. Smith, 1875)
- Nassarius gallegosi Strong and Hertlein, 1937
- Nassarius garuda Kool, 2007
- Nassarius gaudiosus (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 gemmuliferus A. Adams, 1852: synonym of Nassarius albescens gemmuliferus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius gemmulosus (C.B. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius gibbosulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Nassarius gibbulosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Nassarius glabratus (Sowerby, 1842)
- Nassarius glagahensis Oostingh, 1935
- Nassarius glans (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Nassarius glans particeps (Hedley, 1915)
- Nassarius globosus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
- Nassarius goniopleura (Dall, 1908): species inquerenda
- Nassarius goreensis (Von Maltzan, 1884)
- Nassarius graniferus Kiener, 1834
- Nassarius granuliferus (Kiener, 1834): synonym of Nassarius graniferus Kiener, 1834
- Nassarius granum (Lamarck, 1822) [5]
- Nassarius gruneri (Dunker, 1846)
- Nassarius guaymasensis (Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932)
- Nassarius haldemanni (Dunker, 1847)
- Nassarius hanraveni Kool & Dekker, 2006
- Nassarius hansenae Kool, 1996
- Nassarius harryleei García, 2001
- Nassarius helleri (Mari, 1929)
- Nassarius hemipolitus Nomura & Zimbo, 1935
- Nassarius herosae Kool, 2005
- Nassarius heynemanni (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 incrassatus (Stroem, 1768)
- Nassarius infralaevis (Fischer in Wanner, 1927)
- Nassarius insculptus (Carpenter, 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 jeanmartini Kool & Dekker, 2006
- Nassarius johni (Monterosato, 1889)
- Nassarius kaicherae Jong & Coomans, 1988
- Nassarius karinae (Usticke, 1971)
- Nassarius kochianus (Dunker, 1846)
- Nassarius kometubus Otuka, 1934
- Nassarius kieneri (Deshayes, 1863) : synonym of Nassarius luridus (Gould, 1850)
- Nassarius kooli Dekker & Dekkers, 2009
- Nassarius kraussianus (Dunker, 1846)
- Nassarius kruizingai Oostingh, 1939
- Nassarius labiatus (A. Adams, 1853)
- Nassarius kraussianus (Dunker, 1846)
- Nassarius lavanonoensis Bozzetti, 2006
- Nassarius lawsonorum Kilburn, 2000
- Nassarius leptospirus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius levis Abbate & Cavallari, 2013
- Nassarius liberiensis (Knudsen, 1956)
- Nassarius lima (Dillwyn, 1817)
- Nassarius limacinus (Dall, 1917)
- Nassarius limnaeformis (Dunker, 1847)
- Nassarius livescens (Philippi, 1848)
- Nassarius lochi Kool, 1996
- Nassarius louisi (Pallary, 1912)
- Nassarius luridus (Gould, 1850)
- Nassarius luteostomus (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829)
- Nassarius maccauslandi Cernohorsky, 1984
- Nassarius macrocephalus (Schepman, 1911)
- Nassarius macrodon (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 (Gould, 1850) - lean western nassa
- Nassarius micans (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius miga Bruguière
- Nassarius mirabilis Bozzetti, 2007
- Nassarius moestus (Hinds, 1844)
- Nassarius monile (Kiener, 1834) : synonym of Nassarius distortus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius mucronata: synonym of Nassarius gaudiosus (Hinds, 1844)
- Nassarius muelleri (Maltzan, 1884)
- Nassarius multicostatus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius multigranosus (Dunker, 1847)
- Nassarius multipunctatus (Schepman, 1911)
- Nassarius multivocus Kool, 2008
- Nassarius mutabilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Nassarius myristicatus (Hinds, 1844)
- Nassarius nakayamai (Habe, 1958)
- Nassarius nanhaiensis Zhang, 2013
- Nassarius natalensis (E.A. Smith, 1903)
- Nassarius ngawianus (K. Martin, 1895)
- Nassarius nigrolabrus (Verrill, 1880)
- Nassarius nitidus (Jeffreys, 1867)
- Nassarius niveus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius nobilis (Thiele, 1925)
- Nassarius nodicinctus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius nodifer (Powys, 1835)
- Nassarius nodulosus (Marrat, 1873)
- 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 obsoletus (Say, 1822) - eastern mudsnail: synonym of Ilyanassa obsoleta (Say, 1822)
- Nassarius obliquus Kiener : synonym of Nassarius glabratus (Sowerby, 1842)
- Nassarius olivaceus (Bruguière, 1789)
- Nassarius olomea Kay, 1979
- Nassarius oneratus (Deshayes, 1863)
- Nassarius optimus (G.B. Sowerby III, 1903)
- Nassarius orissaensis (Preston, 1914)
- Nassarius ovoideus (Locard, 1886)
- † Nassarius ovum K. Martin, 1880
- Nassarius pachychilus (von Maltzan, 1884)
- Nassarius pagodus (Reeve, 1844)
- Nassarius papillosus (Gould, 1850)
- Nassarius patricius (Thiele, 1925)
- Nassarius paucicostatus (Marrat, 1877)
- Nassarius pauperatus (Lamarck, 1822)
- 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 pfeifferi (Philippi, 1844)
- Nassarius plebejus (Thiele, 1925)
- Nassarius plicatellus Adams: synonym of Nassarius niveus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius polygonatus (Lamarck, 1822)
- Nassarius praematuratus Kuroda & Habe, 1852
- Nassarius prianganensis Altena & Beets, 1945
- Nassarius priscardi Bozzetti, 2006
- Nassarius protrusidens (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 pullus Linnaeus
- Nassarius pulvinaris (von Martens, 1881)
- Nassarius pumilio (E.A. Smith, 1872)
- Nassarius pupinoides (Reeve, 1853)
- Nassarius pygmaeus Lamarck, 1822
- Nassarius pyramidalis A. Adams, 1853
- Nassarius pyrrhus (Menke, 1843) [6]
- Nassarius quadrasi (Hidalgo, 1904)
- Nassarius quantulus (Gould, 1860)
- Nassarius recidivus (Martens, 1876)
- Nassarius reeveanus (Dunker, 1847)
- Nassarius rehderi Cernohorsky, 1980
- Nassarius reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Nassarius reussi (K. Martin, 1880)
- Nassarius rhinetes S.S. Berry, 1953 - California nassa
- Nassarius robustus (Monterosato, 1890)
- Nassarius roissyi (Deshayes in Belanger, 1832)
- Nassarius rotundus (Melvill & Standen, 1896)
- Nassarius rubusindicus Oostingh, 1939
- Nassarius samiae Kool, 2006
- Nassarius sanctaehelenae (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius scabriusculus (Powys, 1835)
- Nassarius scalaris (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius scissuratus (Dall, 1889) - carved nassa
- Nassarius semiplicatoides 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 silvardi Kool & Dekker, 2006
- Nassarius simizui Otuka, 1934
- Nassarius simoni Kool & Dekker, 2007
- Nassarius simplex (E.A. Smith, 1880)
- Nassarius sinarus (Philippi, 1851)
- Nassarius sinusigerus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius siquijorensis (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius skoogi (Odhner, 1923)
- Nassarius smitsorum Kool, 1990 [7]
- Nassarius speciosus (Adams, A., 1852)
- Nassarius spiraliscabrus (Chapman & Gabriel, 1914)
- 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 subcopiosus (Ludbrook, 1958)
- Nassarius sublirellus (Tate, 1888)
- Nassarius subspinosus Lamarck
- Nassarius subtranslucidus (Smith, 1903)
- Nassarius succinctus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius sufflatus (Gould, 1860)
- Nassarius sumatranus (Thiele, 1925)
- Nassarius sundaicus Oostingh, 1939
- Nassarius suturalis: synonym of Nassarius glans (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Nassarius tabescens (Marrat, 1880)
- Nassarius tadjallii Moolenbeek, 2007
- Nassarius taenius (Gmelin, 1790): synonym of Nassarius olivaceus (Bruguière, 1789)
- Nassarius talahabensis (K. Martin, 1921)
- Nassarius tambacanus (K. Martin, 1884)
- Nassarius tangaroai Kool, 2006
- Nassarius tango Scarabino, 2004
- Nassarius teretiusculus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius thachi Dekker, 2004
- Nassarius thaumasius (Sturany, 1900): synonym of Nassarius castus (Gould, 1851)
- Nassarius tiarula (Kiener, 1841) - western mud nassa
- Nassarius tinei (Maravigna in Guérin, 1840)
- Nassarius tingitanus (Pallary, 1901)
- Nassarius townsendi (Dall, 1880)
- Nassarius trifasciatus Adams : synonym of Nassarius elatus (Gould, 1845)
- Nassarius tritoniformis (Kiener, 1841)
- Nassarius troendleorum Cernohorsky, 1980
- Nassarius tunetoyensis Nomura & Hatai, 1936
- Nassarius turbineus (Gould, 1845)
- Nassarius turulosus (Risso, 1826)
- Nassarius unicolor Kiener, L.C., 1834: synonym of Nassarius micans (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius unifasciatus (Kiener, 1834)
- Nassarius vandervlerki Oostingh, 1939
- Nassarius vanesi Oostingh, 1935
- Nassarius vangemerti Moolenbeek, 2010
- Nassarius vanpeli Kool, 2005
- Nassarius variciferus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius varicosecostatus (Fischer in Wanner, 1927)
- Nassarius vaucheri (Pallary, 1906)
- Nassarius venemai (Koperberg, 1931)
- Nassarius venustus (Dunker, 1847)
- Nassarius versicolor (C. B. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius vibex (Say, 1822) - bruised nassa
- Nassarius vidalensis (Barnard, 1959)
- Nassarius vinctus (Marrat, 1877)
- Nassarius vittatus (A. Adams, 1853)
- Nassarius webbei (Petit, 1850)
- Nassarius websteri Petuch & Sargent, 2012
- Nassarius weyersi Craven : synonym of Nassarius pumilio (E.A. Smith, 1872)
- Nassarius whiteheadae Cernohorsky, 1984
- Nassarius wilsoni (C.B. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius wolffi Knudsen
- Nassarius zanzibarensis Kool & Dekker, 2007
Other species in the genus Nassarius include, according to ITIS:[8]
- Nassarius aoteanus (Linnaeus, 1758) [9]
- Nassarius catallus (Dall, 1908) [10]
- Nassarius ephamillus (Watson, 1882) [11]
- Nassarius graniferus : synonym of Nassarius granifer
- Nassarius luteostoma Broderip and Sowerby, 1829 : synonym of Nassarius luteostomus (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829)
- Nassarius miser (Dall, 1908) [12]
- Nassarius nanus Nowell-Usticke, G.W., 1959 : synonym of Nassarius karinae Nowell-Usticke, G.W., 1971 [13]
- Nassarius nigrolabra (Verrill, 1880) : synonym of Nassarius nigrolabrus (Verrill, 1880)
- Nassarius spiratus (A. Adams, 1852) [14]
- Nassarius trivittatus (Say, 1822) - threeline mudsnail : synonym of Ilyanassa trivittata (Say, 1822)
- Nassarius zonalis (A. Adams, 1852):[15] synonym of Nassarius reeveanus (Dunker, 1847)
The following species are also mentioned as names in current use by the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database [16]
- Nassarius elegans Kiener, 1834
- Nassarius emilyae Moolenbeek & Dekker, 1994 [17]
- Nassarius grayii (Kiener, 1834) [18]
- Nassarius mobilis (Hedley & May, 1908) [19]
- Nassarius mundus (Sturany, 1900) [20]
- Nassarius sertulus (A. Adams, 1852 in 1852-53)
- Subgenus Nassodonta
- Nassarius dorri Wattebled, 1886 [21]
- Subgenus Niotha
- Nassarius bifarius W. Baird, 1873
- Nassarius nigellus (Reeve, 1854) [22]
- Nassarius nodicostatus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Subgenus Plicarcularia
- Nassarius burchardi (Dunker in Philippi, 1849) [23]
- Nassarius jonasii (Dunker, 1846) [24]
- Nassarius moolenbeeki Kool, 1995 [25]
- Subgenus Telasco
- Nassarius limnaeiformis (Dunker, 1847) [26]
- Subgenus Zeuxis
- Nassarius arcus Cernohorsky, 1991
- Nassarius melanioides (Reeve, 1853):[27] synonym of Nassarius olivaceus (Bruguière, 1789)
- Nassarius poupini Cernohorsky, 1992 [28]
- Nassarius reunionensis Cernohorsky, 1988 [29]
- Nassarius richeri Cernohorsky, 1992 [30]
- 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
References
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Nassa (gastropod)
Nassa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
The history of the name Nassa is rather confused, because the name was allocated twice:
- Nassa Röding, 1798 for mainly muricid species with the type species : Nassa picta Röding, 1798 (= Nassa serta (Bruguière, 1798).
- Nassa Lamarck, 1799 : established for the species Buccinum mutabile Linnaeus, 1758, which is now classified as a synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805 in the family Nassariidae.
In the 19th and much of the 20th century, all species that were added to the genus Nassa were Nassa mud snails belonging to the family Nassariidae. After the rediscovery of Röding's catalogue of his collection Museum Boltenianum sive catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens conchylia sive testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia, the muricid genus Nassa Röding, 1798 was given priority over the genus Nassa named by Lamarck.
Nassa Lamarck was then synonymized with its oldest synonym Nassarius Duméril, 1806 by a ruling of the ICZN Op. 96, Direction 48 (21 Nov 1956) [2]
Species
Species within the genus Nassa include:
- Nassa francolina (Bruguière, 1789)[3]
- Nassa serta (Bruguière, 1789)[4]
- Nassa situla (Reeve, 1846)[5]
- Nassa tuamotuensis Houart, 1996[6]
- Species based on Nassa Röding brought into synonymy
- Nassa francolinus (Bruguière, 1789): synonym of Nassa francolina (Bruguière, 1789)
- Nassa ligata Röding, 1798: synonym of Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Nassa lunata Say, 1826: synonym of Astyris lunata (Say, 1826)
- Nassa molliana Chemnitz, 1780: synonym of Babylonia valentiana (Swainson, 1822)
- Nassa picta Röding, 1798: synonym of Nassa serta (Bruguière, 1789)
- Nassa rudis Roding, 1798: synonym of Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Nassa subcancellata Turton, 1932: synonym of Aesopus angustus Lussi, 2001
- Nassa varians Dunker, 1860: synonym of Mitrella bicincta (Gould, 1860)
- Species based on Nassa Lamarck brought into synonymy
- Nassa costulata (Renieri, 1804): synonym of Nassarius cuvierii (Payraudeau, 1826)
- Nassa granum: synonym of Nassarius grana (Lamarck, 1822)
- Nassa kraussiana Dunker:[7] synonym of Nassarius kraussianus (Dunker, 1846)
- Nassa lathraia:[8] synonym of Nassarius sinusigerus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassa miser (Dall, 1908): synonym of Nassarius coppingeri (E.A. Smith, 1881)
- Nassa munda:[9] synonym of Nassarius idyllius (Melvill & Standen, 1901)
- Nassa obockensis:[10] synonym of Nassarius deshayesianus (Issel, 1866)
- Nassa optima Sowerby, 1903:[11] synonym of Nassarius optimus (G.B. Sowerby III, 1903)
- Nassa pagoda (Reeve, 1844): synonym of Nassarius pagodus (Reeve, 1844)
- Nassa pulla (Linnaeus, 1758):[12] synonym of Nassarius pullus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Nassa semistriata: synonym of Nassarius semistriatus (Brocchi, 1814) †
- Nassa steindachneri:[13] synonym of Nassarius siquijorensis (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassa stiphra:[14] synonym of Nassarius agapetus (Watson, 1882)
- Nassa tegula Reeve, 1853: synonym of Nassarius striatus (C.B. Adams, 1852)
- Nassa xesta:[15] synonym of Nassarius comptus (A. Adams, 1852)
References
- ^ a b Nassa Röding, 1798. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 February 2011.
- ^ Animal Base : Röding, P. F. [1798]
- ^ Nassa francolina (Bruguière, 1789). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Nassa serta (Bruguière, 1789). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Nassa situla (Reeve, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Nassa tuamotuensis Houart, 1996. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Nassa kraussiana Dunker. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Nassa lathraia . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Nassa munda . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Nassa obockensis . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Nassa optima Sowerby, 1903. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Nassa pulla (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Nassa steindachneri . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Nassa stiphra . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Nassa xesta . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- Houart R. (1996) The genus Nassa Röding 1798 in the Indo-West Pacific (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricidae: Rapaninae). Archiv für Molluskenkunde 126(1-2):51-63
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