''Buccinastrum'' is a
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sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the
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Buccinanopsidae
The Buccinanopsidae are a taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks in the superfamily Buccinoidea
Buccinoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of very small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.
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Nassa Nassa may refer to:
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'' mud snails or dog whelks and the like.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Buccinastrum Pastorino & Simone, 2021. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1514654 on 2022-05-28]
Species
* ''
Buccinastrum deforme''
(P. P. King, 1832)
* ''
Buccinastrum duartei''
(Klappenbach, 1961)
* ''
Buccinastrum paytense
''Buccinastrum paytense'', common name the Payta buccinum, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.BMolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Buccinastrum paytense (Kiener ...
''
(Kiener, 1834)
* ''
Buccinastrum uruguayense
''Buccinastrum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinanopsidae, the ''Nassa Nassa may refer to:
* Nassa, Noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant
* Nassa (gastropod)
* NASSA, Negro American Spa ...
''
(Pilsbry, 1897)
References
External links
Pastorino, G. & Simone, L.R.L. (2021). Revision of the genus Buccinanops (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Nassariidae), an endemic group of gastropods from the Southwestern Atlantic, including a new genus and accounts on the Buccinanopsinae classification. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 59(6): 1209-1254
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Buccinanopsidae