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Nassa (gastropod)
''Nassa'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Rapaninae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Taxonomy 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 con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassa Francolina
''Nassa francolina'' (''common name: the Francolina Jopas''), is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails. Distribution This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Aldabra Atoll, Chagos and the Mascarene Basin and in the Pacific Ocean off Western Australia and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i .... Description The shell size varies between 33 mm and 70 mm. References * Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). ''Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar''. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III * Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). ''Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice'' External links * Muricidae Gastropods described in 1789 Nassa (gastropod) {{Rapaninae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassarius Hepaticus
''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.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Nassarius Duméril, 1806. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138235 on 2010-11-30 They are scavengers. 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 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassarius Optimus
''Nassarius optimus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa snails. Description The shell size varies between 20 mm and 30 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and in the Pacific Ocean off Northern Australia, the Philippines and New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption = Location of New Caledonia , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign st .... References * Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). ''Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar''. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III * Cernohorsky W.O. (1981). ''Revision of the Australian and New Zealand Tertiary and Recent species of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda).'' Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 18:137–192 * Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). ''Systematics of the family Nas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassarius Deshayesianus
''Nassarius deshayesianus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails (USA) or dog whelks (UK). Description The shell grows to a length of 15 mm Distribution This species occurs in the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz The Strait of Hormuz ( fa, تنگه هرمز ''Tangeh-ye Hormoz'' ar, مَضيق هُرمُز ''Maḍīq Hurmuz'') is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the .... References * Sowerby, G.B., III. (1894). Descriptions of four new shells from the Persian Gulf and Bay of Zaila. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 1(4): 160–161, pl. 12. * Melvill, J.C. & Sykes, E.R. (1899). Notes on a third collection of marine shells from the Andaman Islands, with descriptions of three new species of Mitra. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 3: 220–229. * Vine, P. (1986). ''Red Sea Invertebr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassarius Idyllius
''Nassarius idyllius'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails (USA) or dog whelks (UK). Description The shell grows to a length of 5 mm Distribution This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indo-West Pacific The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ... References * Vine, P. (1986). ''Red Sea Invertebrates''. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp * Cernohorsky W.O. (1981). ''Revision of the Australian and New Zealand Tertiary and Recent species of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda).'' Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 18:137–192. * Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). ''Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda).'' Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassarius Coppingeri
''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.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Nassarius Duméril, 1806. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138235 on 2010-11-30 They are scavengers. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassarius Sinusigerus
''Nassarius sinusigerus'' 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 6.5 mm and 12 mm Distribution This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, off the Philippines and in the central Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen .... References * Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). ''Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar''. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III * Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). ''Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda).'' Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356 * Vine, P. (1986). ''Red Sea Invertebrates''. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp * Lozouet P. & Plaziat J.C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassarius Kraussianus
''Nassarius 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. Distribution This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique, South Africa and Réunion and in the Atlantic Ocean off Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea .... References * Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). ''Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda).'' Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356. * Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). ''Two Oceans''. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg * MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds) (1958). ''A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique''. Witwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassarius Grana
''Tritia grana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.Marshall, B. (2016). Tritia grana (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=876837 on 2016-05-18 Spelling The specific name was originally introduced in the binomen ''Buccinum grana'', translated in French as "buccin graine". This has been emended to ''granum'' by Kiener (1834: 22) and most subsequent authors, presumably considering that the correct Latin word for "graine" ("seed") is granum. Therefore, the spelling ''granum'' must be conserved in application of ICZN art. 33.2.3.1. "when an unjustified emendation is in prevailing usage and is attributed to the original author and date it is deemed to be a justified emendation". Description The shell size varies between 10 mm and 14 mm The small shell is ovate, pretty thick, reddish, smooth and shining. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassarius Cuvierii
''Tritia cuvierii'', common name the one-banded nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks. List of synonyms * ''Buccinum costulatum'' Renieri, 1804 (unavailable name: published in a work placed on Official Index by ICZN Opinion 316) * ''Buccinum cuvierii'' Payraudeau, 1826 (original combination) * ''Buccinum elegans'' O. G. Costa, 1830 (invalid: junior homonym of Buccinum elegans J. de C. Sowerby, 1824, and Buccinum elegans Risso, 1826) * ''Buccinum ferussaci'' Payraudeau, 1826 * ''Buccinum flexuosum'' Costa O.G., 1830 * ''Buccinum subdiaphanum'' Bivona Ant., 1832 * ''Buccinum variabile'' Philippi, 1836 * ''Buccinum variabile'' var. ''media'' Philippi, 1836 * ''Eione sulcata'' Risso, 1826 (dubious synonym) * ''Hima candida'' Coen, 1937 * ''Hinia costulata'' (Brocchi, 1814) * ''Hinia fulva'' Ghisotti, 1986 * ''Hinia juliae'' Ghisotti, 1986 * ''Hinia lopadusae'' Ghisotti, 1986 * ''Hinia phas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitrella Bicincta
Mitrella may refer to: * ''Mitrella'' (gastropod), a genus of mollusks of the family Columbellidae * ''Mitrella'' (plant), a genus of plants of the family Annonaceae {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aesopus Angustus
Aesop ( or ; , ; c. 620–564 BCE) was a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as '' Aesop's Fables''. Although his existence remains unclear and no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Many of the tales associated with him are characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. Scattered details of Aesop's life can be found in ancient sources, including Aristotle, Herodotus, and Plutarch. An ancient literary work called ''The Aesop Romance'' tells an episodic, probably highly fictional version of his life, including the traditional description of him as a strikingly ugly slave () who by his cleverness acquires freedom and becomes an adviser to kings and city-states. Older spellings of his name have included ''Esop(e)'' and ''Isope''. Depictions of Aesop in popular culture over the last 2,500 ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
