Overview
Interesting Facts
Description
Family Nassariidae
Lowermost portion of the body whorls including the siphonal canal, set off from the rest of it by a conspicuous groove that interrupts the axial ribs.
Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of -190 meters (-623 feet).[1]
Biome: Coastal.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
()
- Cox, 1960
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Infraorder:
Neogastropoda
()
- Thiele, 1929
- Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Family:
Nassariidae
()
- T. Iredale, 1916 (1835)
- Mud Snails
- Subfamily:
Nassariinae
()
- Genus:
Nassarius
()
- A.M.C. Duméril, 1806
- Specific name:
conoidalis
- (Deshayes, 1832)
- Scientific name: - Nassarius conoidalis (Deshayes, 1832)
- Specific name:
conoidalis
- (Deshayes, 1832)
- Genus:
Nassarius
(
- Subfamily:
Nassariinae
(
- Family:
Nassariidae
(
- Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Neogastropoda
(
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
(
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Nassarius
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 22 species and subspecies in this genus:
N. acutus (Sharp Nassa) · N. albus (Antilles Nassa) · N. antillarum (Antilles Nassa) · N. consensa (Soft-Coral Goby) · N. consensus (Striate Nassa) · N. fossatus (Channeled Nassa) · N. fraterculus (Japanese Nassa) · N. hotessieri (Miniature Nassa) · N. incrassatus (Thickened Nassa) · N. insculptus (Smooth Western Nassa) · N. mendicus (Lean Nassa) · N. mendicus mendicus (Lean Western Nassa) · N. obsoletus (Eastern Mudsnail) · N. perpinguis (Fat Western Nassa) · N. polygonatus (Black-Spot Nassa) · N. pygmaeus (Pygmy Nassa) · N. reticulatus (Reticulated Nassa) · N. rhinetes (California Nassa) · N. scissuratus (Carved Nassa) · N. tiarula (Western Mud Nassa) · N. trivittatus (Threeline Mudsnail) · N. vibex (Bruised Nassa)
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Further Reading
- Wilson, B., 1993, Australian Marine Shells (2), pg.81.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 23, 2007:
- Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences OBIS Mollusc Database [Darwin Core]
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Natal Museum - Mollusc Collection
- National Chemical Laboratory, IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
- OZCAM
- Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1920765
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14923703
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 630695
Footnotes
- Standard Deviation = 667.020 based on 78 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
