''Dorsanum'' is a
genus of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the subfamily Dorsaninae of the
family Nassariidae
The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (USA), or dog whelks (UK), are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.
"Dog whelk" also refers to ''Nucella lapillus''.
Shell description
T ...
, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Species
Subgenera :
* ''Dorsanum'' (''Dorsanum'')
Gray, 1847
Species within the genus ''Dorsanum'' include:
* † ''
Dorsanum estotiensis
''Dorsanum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Dorsaninae of the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Species
Subgenera :
* ''Dorsanum'' (''Dorsanum'') Gray, 1847
Species within the genus '' ...
''
Lozouet, 1999
* † ''
Dorsanum gaasensis
''Dorsanum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Dorsaninae of the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Species
Subgenera :
* ''Dorsanum'' (''Dorsanum'') Gray, 1847
Species within the genus '' ...
''
Lozouet, 1999
* † ''
Dorsanum javanum
''Dorsanum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Dorsaninae of the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Species
Subgenera :
* ''Dorsanum'' (''Dorsanum'') Gray, 1847
Species within the genus '' ...
''
K. Martin, 1931
* † ''
Dorsanum laeve
''Dorsanum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Dorsaninae of the family (biology), family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Species
Subgenera :
* ''Dorsanum'' (''Dorsanum'') Gray ...
''
(van Voorthuysen, 1944)
* † ''
Dorsanum meyni
''Dorsanum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Dorsaninae of the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Species
Subgenera :
* ''Dorsanum'' (''Dorsanum'') Gray, 1847
Species within the genus '' ...
''
(Beyrich, 1854)
* ''
Dorsanum miran
''Dorsanum miran'', common name : the ''Moroccan bullia'', 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 20 mm and 30 mm
...
''
(Bruguière, 1789)
* † ''
Dorsanum subpolitum
''Dorsanum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Dorsaninae of the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Species
Subgenera :
* ''Dorsanum'' (''Dorsanum'') Gray, 1847
Species within the genus '' ...
''
(d'Orbigny, 1852)
;Species brought into synonymy :
* ''Dorsanum'' (''Adinus'')
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 : synonym of ''
Bullia
''Bullia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Species
The following subgenera are recognized:
* ''Bullia'' (''Bullia'') Gray, 1834
* ''Bullia'' (''Cereobullia'') Mel ...
''
Gray, 1833
* ''Dorsanum (Adinus) javanum''
K. Martin, 1931 represented as ''Dorsanum javanum'' K. Martin, 1931 (
alternate representation)
* ''Dorsanum belangeri''
(Kiener, 1834): synonym of ''
Bullia tranquebarica
''Bullia tranquebarica'', common name the lined bullia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Description
The shell grows to a length of 35 mm.
The narrow shel ...
''
(Röding, 1798)
* ''Dorsanum granulosum''
(Lamarck, 1822): synonym of ''
Naytia granulosa
''Naytia granulosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Naytia granulosa (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register o ...
''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''Dorsanum gruveli''
Dautzenberg, 1910: synonym of ''
Bullia gruveli
''Bullia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Species
The following subgenera are recognized:
* ''Bullia'' (''Bullia'') Gray, 1834
* ''Bullia'' (''Cereobullia'') Mel ...
''
(Dautzenberg, 1910)
* ''Dorsanum mauritianum''
(Gray, 1839):
synonym of ''
Bullia mauritiana
''Bullia mauritiana'', the Mauritius bullia, 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 30 mm and 75 mm
Distribution ...
''
Gray, 1839
* ''Dorsanum moniliferum''
(Kiener, 1834) : synonym of ''
Buccinanops monilifer
''Buccinanops monilifer'', common name the collared buccinum, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Buccinanops monilifer (Kiener, 1 ...
''
(Kiener, 1834)
* ''Dorsanum terebraeforme''
Dautzenberg, 1913: synonym of ''
Bullia terebraeformis
''Bullia terebraeformis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae
The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (USA), or dog whelks (UK), are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropo ...
''
(Dautzenberg, 1912)
References
External links
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.
Gray J.E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent mollusca, their synonyma and types. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 15: 129-219Galindo, L. A.; Puillandre, N.; Utge, J.; Lozouet, P.; Bouchet, P. (2016). The phylogeny and systematics of the Nassariidae revisited (Gastropoda, Buccinoidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 99: 337-353
Nassariidae
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