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. They are scavengers.

Nassarius
Shell of Nassarius arcularia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Subfamily: Nassariinae
Genus: Nassarius
Dumeril, 1806
Type species
Buccinum arcularia Linnaeus, 1758
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Aciculina A. Adams, 1853
  • Alectrion Montfort, 1810 (junior synonym)
  • Alectrion (Zeuxis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Alectryon Melvill, 1918 (unjustified emendation)
  • Allanassa Iredale, 1929
  • Arcularia Link, 1807
  • Arcularia (Plicarcularia) Thiele, 1929
  • Arculia Jousseaume, 1888 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
  • Austronassaria C. Laeron & J. Laseron, 1956
  • † Bathynassa Ladd, 1976
  • † Buccinum (Niotha) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • † Chelenassa Shuto, 1969
  • Eione Risso, 1826 (Invalid: junior homonym of Eione Rafinesque, 1814)
  • Glabrinassa Shuto, 1969
  • Hebra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Nassa Lamarck, 1799 (Invalid: junior homonym of Nassa Röding, 1798)
  • Nassa (Aciculina) Adams, 1853
  • Nassa (Alectrion) Montfort, 1810
  • Nassa (Alectryon) Berthold in Latreille, 1827
  • Nassa (Arcularia) Link, 1807
  • Nassa (Eione) Risso, 1826
  • Nassa (Hebra) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Nassa (Niotha) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Nassa (Profundinassa) Thiele, 1929
  • Nassa (Venassa) Martens, 1881
  • Nassa (Zeuxis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Nassarius (Aciculina) Adams, 1853
  • Nassarius (Alectrion) Montfort, 1810
  • Nassarius (Alectryon) Berthold in Latreille, 1827
  • Nassarius (Arcularia) Link, 1807
  • Nassarius (Austronassaria) C. Laseron & J. Laseron, 1956
  • Nassarius (Bathynassa) Ladd, 1976
  • Nassarius (Catillon) Addicott, 1965
  • † Nassarius (Chelenassa) Shuto, 1969
  • Nassarius (Eione) Risso, 1826
  • Nassarius (Glabrinassa) Shuto, 1969
  • Nassarius (Hima) Gray, 1852 ex Leach, ms.
  • † Nassarius (Nanarius) Woodring, 1964 accepted, alternate representation
  • Nassarius (Nassarius) Duméril, 1805· accepted, alternate representation
  • Nassarius (Niotha) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Nassarius (Pallacera) Woodring, 1964 accepted, alternate representation
  • Nassarius (Plicarcularia) Thiele, 1929
  • Nassarius (Profundinassa) Thiele, 1929
  • Nassarius (Proneritula) Thiele, 1929
  • † Nassarius (Psilarius) Woodring, 1964 accepted, alternate representation
  • Nassarius (Pygmaeonassa) Annadale, 1924
  • Nassarius (Retiarcularia) Shuto, 1969 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
  • Nassarius (Tarazeuxis) Iredale, 1936
  • Nassarius (Varicinassa) Habe, 1946
  • Nassarius (Venassa) Martens, 1881
  • Nassarius (Zeuxis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Niotha H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Pallacera Woodring, 1964
  • Plicarcularia Thiele, 1929
  • Profundinassa Thiele, 1929
  • Pygmaeonassa Annandale, 1924
  • Reticularcularia Shuto, 1969 (nomen nudum)
  • Scabronassa Peile, 1939
  • Tavaniotha Iredale, 1936
  • Tritia (Varicinassa) Habe, 1946
  • Varicinassa Habe, 1946
  • Venassa Martens, 1881
  • Zeuxis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
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