''Nassaria'' 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
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
Tomliniinae 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
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[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nassaria Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205431 on 2021-09-02]
Taxonomy
This genus was treated within family
Buccinidae. It was moved to 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
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in 2016.
[Galindo, 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. ]
Type species
The issue regarding type species of the genus ''Nassaria''
Link, 1807 is confusing. Cernohorsky (1981) and Fraussen (2006) assume “''Nassaria lyrata'' Link, 1807”. Considering other instances in Link (1807), this latter name is expected to represent a new combination for ''Buccinum lyratum''
Gmelin, 1791, not as a separately available new taxon. Link’s (1807) original reference reads “N. lyrata. L. G. p. 3494. M.C. 4, t. 122, f. 1122, 1123“
L.G.” stands for Linnaeus, Gmelin edition and M.C. For Martini & Chemnitz’s “Conchylien Cabinet”
Nevertheless, as pointed out by Mörch (1862), MacNeil (1961), and others, the two cited references are inconsistent. Gmelin’s ''Buccinum lyratum'' is introduced on pp. 3494–3495, and currently considered as a synonym of ''
Boreotrophon clathratus
''Boreotrophon clathratus'', common name the clathrate trophon, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The height of the shell varies between 12 mm an ...
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(Linnaeus, 1767) whereas the reference to Martini & Chemnitz (1780), vol. 4, t. 122, f. 1122, 1123 matches ''
Buccinum album''
Gmelin, 1791, described on page 3495 with reference to the same figures. The vernacular name “Fischreuseschnecken” (a German translation of Nassa snails) used by Link matches “Fischreuse” used by Martini & Chemnitz for f. 1122, 1123, indicating that the latter was the species really intended. This is the rationale for the current interpretation, where ''Nassaria lyrata''
Link, 1807 is considered an available name based on Martini & Chemnitz f. 1122, 1123 and objective junior synonym of Buccinum album Gmelin, 1791.
Species
Species within the genus ''Nassaria'' include:
* ''
Nassaria acuminata''
(Reeve, 1881)
* ''
Nassaria acutispirata''
(G.B. Sowerby III, 1913)
* ''
Nassaria amboynensis
''Nassaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Tomliniinae of the family Nassariidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nassaria Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://ww ...
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Watson, 1881
* ''
Nassaria bitubercularis
''Nassaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Tomliniinae of the family (biology), family Nassariidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nassaria Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...
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(A. Adams, 1851)
* ''
Nassaria bombax
''Nassaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Tomliniinae of the family Nassariidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nassaria Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://ww ...
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Cernohorsky, 1981
* ''
Nassaria callomoni''
Poppe, Tagaro & Fraussen, 2008
* ''
Nassaria corollaria''
Fraussen, 2006
* ''
Nassaria coromandelica
''Nassaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Tomliniinae of the family Nassariidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nassaria Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://ww ...
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E.A.Smith, 1894
* † ''
Nassaria dijki
''Nassaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Tomliniinae of the family Nassariidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nassaria Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://ww ...
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(K. Martin, 1884)
* ''
Nassaria exquisita
''Nassaria exquisita'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Nassariidae, the true whelks.
Description
Distribution
References
External links
*
Nassariidae
Gastropods described in 2 ...
'' Fraussen & Poppe, 2007
* ''
Nassaria fibula
''Nassaria fibula'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks.
Description
The length of the shell attains 24.8 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the East China Sea
T ...
''
Fraussen & Stahlschmidt, 2008
* ''
Nassaria gracilis
''Nassaria gracilis'' 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 gastropod ...
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G.B. Sowerby III, 1902
* ''
Nassaria gyroscopoides
''Nassaria gyroscopoides'' 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 gastr ...
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Fraussen & Poppe, 2007
* † ''
Nassaria incerta
''Nassaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Tomliniinae of the family Nassariidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nassaria Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://ww ...
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(L. C. King, 1933)
* ''
Nassaria incisa
''Nassaria incisa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks.
Description
The length of the shell attains 39.5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Tanimbar
The Tani ...
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Fraussen, 2006
* ''
Nassaria intacta
''Nassaria intacta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks.
Description
The length of the shell attains 21 mm.
''Nassaria intacta'' is a benthic scavenger.
Distribution
This marine sp ...
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Fraussen, 2006
* ''
Nassaria laevior
''Nassaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Tomliniinae of the family Nassariidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nassaria Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://ww ...
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E.A. Smith, 1899
* ''
Nassaria magnifica
''Nassaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Tomliniinae of the family Nassariidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nassaria Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://ww ...
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Lischke, 1871
* ''
Nassaria miriamae
''Nassaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Tomliniinae of the family Nassariidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nassaria Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://ww ...
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(Dell, 1967)
* ''
Nassaria moosai''
Fraussen, 2006
*''
Nassaria nassoides''
(Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834)
* ''
Nassaria nebulonis''
Fraussen, Dharma & Stahlschmidt, 2009
* ''
Nassaria okinavia''
(Mac Neil, 1960)
* ''
Nassaria perlata''
Poppe & Fraussen, 2004
* ''
Nassaria problematica''
(Iredale, 1936)
* ''
Nassaria pusilla''
(Röding, 1798)
* ''
Nassaria recurva''
G.B. Sowerby II, 1859
* ''
Nassaria rickardi'' (
Ladd, 1977)
* ''
Nassaria sinensis''
G.B. Sowerby II, 1859
* ''
Nassaria solida''
Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961
* ''
Nassaria spinigera''
(Hayashi & Habe, 1965)
* ''
Nassaria tarta''
Fraussen, 2006
* ''
Nassaria teres''
Martens, 1902
* ''
Nassaria termesoides''
Fraussen, 2006
* ''
Nassaria thalassomeli'' F
raussen & Poppe, 2007
* ''
Nassaria thesaura''
Fraussen & Poppe, 2007
* ''
Nassaria turbinata''
(Kuroda, 1961)
* ''
Nassaria varicosa''
S.-Q. Zhang & S.-P. Zhang, 2014
* ''
Nassaria vermeiji''
Fraussen & Stahlschmidt, 2015
* ''
Nassaria visayensis''
Fraussen & Poppe, 2007
* ''
Nassaria wallacei''
Fraussen, 2006
* † ''
Nassaria wanneri''
(Tesch in Wanner, 1915)
;Species brought into synonymy :
* ''Nassaria auritula''
Link, 1807: synonym of ''
Gemophos auritulus''
(Link, 1807)
* ''Nassaria bushii''
Dall, 1889: synonym of ''
Nassarina bushiae''
(Dall, 1889)
* ''Nassaria cirsiumoides''
Fraussen, 2004: synonym of ''
Phaenomenella cirsiumoides
''Phaenomenella cirsiumoides'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.Bouchet, P. (2014). Phaenomenella cirsiumoides (Fraussen, 2004). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...
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(Fraussen, 2004)
* ''Nassaria columbellata''
Dall, 1889: synonym of ''
Metulella columbellata''
(Dall, 1889)
* ''Nassaria kampyla''
Watson, 1885: synonym of ''
Sassia kampyla''
(Watson, 1885)
* ''Nassaria laevier''
ic synonym of ''Nassaria laevior''
E. A. Smith, 1899
* ''Nassaria lyrata''
Link, 1807: synonym of ''
Nassaria pusilla''
(Röding, 1798)
* ''Nassaria mordica''
Hedley, 1909 : synonym of ''
Orania fischeriana
''Orania fischeriana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as mure ...
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(Tapparone-Canefri, 1882)
* ''Nassaria multiplicata''
G. B. Sowerby II, 1859: synonym of ''Nassaria pusilla''
(Röding, 1798)
References
* MacNeil F. S. (1961
1960" Tertiary and Quaternary Gastropoda of Okinawa. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 339: iv + 148 pp., 21 pls.
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp
External links
Link D.H.F. (1807-1808) Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. 1 Abt. [Part 1], pp. 1–50; 2 Abt. [Part 2], pp. 51–100; 3 Abt. [Part 3], pp. 101–165; Abt. 4 [Part 4], pp. 1–30; Abt. 5 [Part 5], pp. 1–38 [1808]; Abt. 6 [Part 6], pp. 1–38 [1808] Rostock, Adlers ErbenDall, W. H. (1916). Prodrome of a revision of the chrysodomoid whelks of the boreal and arctic regions. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 29: 7-8.Adams, A. (1855). Descriptions of new genera and species of gasteropodous Mollusca. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1853) 21: 182-186 Iredale, T. (1936). Australian molluscan notes, no. 2. Records of the Australian Museum. 19(5): 267-340, pls 20-24Mörch, O. A. L. (1863). On the genera of Mollusca established by H.F. Link in the Catalogue of the Rostock Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1862: 226-228 Galindo, 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: 337-353Eames, F. E. (1952). A contribution to the study of the Eocene in Western Pakistan and Western India C. The description of the Scaphopoda and Gastropoda from standard sections in the Rakhi Nala and Zinda Pir areas of the western Punjab and in the Kohat District. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences. 236 (631): 1-168, pl. 1-6.
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