Nassarius oneratus

Nassarius oneratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Nassariidae
Subfamily: Nassariinae
Genus: Nassarius
Species: N. oneratus
Binomial name
Nassarius oneratus
(Deshayes, 1863)
Synonyms[1]
  • Nassa obliqua Pease, 1865
  • Nassa obliqua Rousseau, 1854
  • Nassa onerata Deshayes, 1863
  • Nassa onerato Deshayes, 1863
  • Nassarius (Plicarcularia) oneratus (Deshayes, 1863)

Nassarius oneratus, common name the loaded nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 18 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific off La Réunion and the Mascarene Basin.

References

  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356.
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
  • Marais J.P. & Kilburn R.N. (2010) Nassariidae. Pp. 138-173, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.

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