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Nassarius

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|image = Nassarius arcularia 01.JPG

|image_caption = Shell of Nassarius arcularia

|taxon = Nassarius

|authority = Dumeril, 1806

|subdivision_ranks = Species

|subdivision = See text

|type_species = Buccinum arcularia Linnaeus, 1758

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|synonyms =

  • Aciculina A. Adams, 1853
  • Alectrion Montfort, 1810 (junior synonym)
  • Alectrion (Zeuxis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Alectryon Melvill, 1918 (unjustified emendation)
  • Allanassa Iredale, 1929
  • Arcularia Link, 1807
  • Arcularia (Plicarcularia) Thiele, 1929
  • Arculia Jousseaume, 1888 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
  • Austronassaria C. Laeron & J. Laseron, 1956
  • † Bathynassa Ladd, 1976
  • † Buccinum (Niotha) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • † Chelenassa Shuto, 1969
  • Eione Risso, 1826 (Invalid: junior homonym of Eione Rafinesque, 1814)
  • Glabrinassa Shuto, 1969
  • Hebra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Nassa Lamarck, 1799 (Invalid: junior homonym of Nassa Röding, 1798)
  • Nassa (Aciculina) Adams, 1853
  • Nassa (Alectrion) Montfort, 1810
  • Nassa (Alectryon) Berthold in Latreille, 1827
  • Nassa (Arcularia) Link, 1807
  • Nassa (Eione) Risso, 1826
  • Nassa (Hebra) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Nassa (Niotha) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Nassa (Profundinassa) Thiele, 1929
  • Nassa (Venassa) Martens, 1881
  • Nassa (Zeuxis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Nassarius (Aciculina) Adams, 1853
  • Nassarius (Alectrion) Montfort, 1810
  • Nassarius (Alectryon) Berthold in Latreille, 1827
  • Nassarius (Arcularia) Link, 1807
  • Nassarius (Austronassaria) C. Laseron & J. Laseron, 1956
  • Nassarius (Bathynassa) Ladd, 1976
  • Nassarius (Catillon) Addicott, 1965
  • † Nassarius (Chelenassa) Shuto, 1969
  • Nassarius (Eione) Risso, 1826
  • Nassarius (Glabrinassa) Shuto, 1969
  • Nassarius (Hima) Gray, 1852 ex Leach, ms.
  • † Nassarius (Nanarius) Woodring, 1964 accepted, alternate representation
  • Nassarius (Nassarius) Duméril, 1805· accepted, alternate representation
  • Nassarius (Niotha) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Nassarius (Pallacera) Woodring, 1964 accepted, alternate representation
  • Nassarius (Plicarcularia) Thiele, 1929
  • Nassarius (Profundinassa) Thiele, 1929
  • Nassarius (Proneritula) Thiele, 1929
  • † Nassarius (Psilarius) Woodring, 1964 accepted, alternate representation
  • Nassarius (Pygmaeonassa) Annadale, 1924
  • Nassarius (Retiarcularia) Shuto, 1969 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
  • Nassarius (Tarazeuxis) Iredale, 1936
  • Nassarius (Varicinassa) Habe, 1946
  • Nassarius (Venassa) Martens, 1881
  • Nassarius (Zeuxis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Niotha H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Pallacera Woodring, 1964
  • Plicarcularia Thiele, 1929
  • Profundinassa Thiele, 1929
  • Pygmaeonassa Annandale, 1924
  • Reticularcularia Shuto, 1969 (nomen nudum)
  • Scabronassa Peile, 1939
  • Tavaniotha Iredale, 1936
  • Tritia (Varicinassa) Habe, 1946
  • Varicinassa Habe, 1946
  • Venassa Martens, 1881
  • Zeuxis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853

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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 then wait with only their siphon protruding, until they smell nearby food.

Shell description

The shells of species in this genus have a relatively high cyrtoconoid (approaching a conical shape but with convex sides) spire and a siphonal notch.

(Described as Aciculina) The shell is turreted, polished, smooth or longitudinally plicate. The inner lip shows the callus sharp, straight, defined. The outer lip is produced in the middle, variced externally.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650 Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls] {{PD-notice}}

(Described as Nassa) The eyes are situated on the middle of the tentacles. The lingual teeth are arched and pectinated. The uncini show a basal tooth. The foot is large, expanded and bifurcate at its posterior extremity.

The operculum is ovate, the margin serrated or entire.

The shell is ovate and ventricose. The body whorl is variously sculptured. The aperture is ovate, with a short reflected truncated anterior canal. The inner lip is smooth, often widely spread over with enamel, with a posterior callosity or blunt dentiform plait. The outer lip is dentated, internally crenulated.

Anatomy

The animal has a long siphon.

Human use

=Archeology=

Several beads made from Nassarius gibbosulus shells are thought to be the earliest known forms of personal adornment, or even jewelry. Two shell beads found in Skhul Cave on the slopes of Mount Carmel, Israel, are thought to be 100,000 years old, whilst another found at Oued Djebbana, Algeria, is believed to be 90,000 years old. A further group of pierced shells, some with red ochre, has been recovered from the Aterian levels at the Taforalt site in Morocco; these Nassarius gibbosulus beads have been securely dated to about 82,000 years ago.{{cite journal |last1=Bouzouggar |first1=Abdeljalil |last2=Barton |first2=Nick |last3=Vanhaeren |first3=Marian |last4=d'Errico |first4=Francesco |last5=Collcutt |first5=Simon |last6=Higham |first6=Tom |last7=Hodge |first7=Edward |last8=Parfitt |first8=Simon |last9=Rhodes |first9=Edward |last10=Schwenninger |first10=Jean-Luc |last11=Stringer |first11=Chris |last12=Turner |first12=Elaine |last13=Ward |first13=Steven |last14=Moutmir |first14=Abdelkrim |last15=Stambouli |first15=Abdelhamid |title=82,000-year-old shell beads from North Africa and implications for the origins of modern human behavior |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |date=12 June 2007 |volume=104 |issue=24 |pages=9964–9969 |doi=10.1073/pnas.0703877104 |pmid=17548808 |pmc=1891266 |doi-access=free }}

All these examples predate several 75,000-year-old Nassarius kraussianus beads which were found at Blombos Cave, South Africa (including some colored with red ochre). These beads had previously been thought to be the oldest examples of jewelry.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5099104.stm Study reveals 'oldest jewellery'], BBC News, 22 June 2006

From A.D. 1130 to 1275, shell beads were manufactured by the inhabitants of the Exhausted Cave near the Clear Creek Ruins. A Southern Sinagua site in Verde Valley, Arizona where "shell played a major role in the economic system of this culture."{{cite book |chapter=Shell Industry |page=79 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/CAT80727683/page/79/mode/1up |last1=Hudgens |first1=Bruce R |title=The archeology of Exhausted Cave: a study of prehistoric cultural ecology on the Coconino National Forest, Arizona |date=1975 |publisher=USDA, Forest Service, Southwestern Region |oclc=1038355316 }}

=Modern uses=

Nassarius vibex is a species which is often selected for marine aquaria. It is often confused with Nassarius obsoletus, a cooler water snail less suited to tropical marine aquarium temperatures. In aquaria, the Nassarius is considered nearly indispensable for keeping sand beds clean and healthy, as these snails tend to burrow and plow through the upper layer in a conch-like fashion, keeping algae and detritus from building up visibly on the surface.

The shells of various species of Nassarius are popular with shell collectors, and are sometimes used in jewelry and other forms of decoration.

Taxonomy

The genus Nassarius has traditionally been subdivided into several subgenera, based on differences in shell morphology, especially the sculpture: Aciculina, Alectrion, Allanassa, Nassodonta, Niotha, Plicarcularia, Profundinassa, Pygmaeonassa, Telasco, and Zeuxis. However, this division is difficult to define, resulting in much confusion. Even phylogenetic analysis shows that the division into these subgenera appears to be uncertain and unreliable. There seem to be two groups within the genus Nassarius with the closest relationship between the subgenera Zeuxis and Telasco. Even the species within the subgenus Plicarcularia do not belong to a single clade. In the end, the molecular phylogeny did not match the previous morphological phylogeny.{{cite journal |last1=Li |first1=Haitao |last2=Lin |first2=Duan |last3=Fang |first3=Hongda |last4=Zhu |first4=Aijia |last5=Gao |first5=Yang |title=Species identification and phylogenetic analysis of genus Nassarius (Nassariidae) based on mitochondrial genes |journal=Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology |date=1 May 2010 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=565–572 |doi=10.1007/s00343-010-9031-4 |bibcode=2010ChJOL..28..565L |s2cid=82834850 }}

Gallery

Nassarius sp.JPG

File:Nassarius_scaldisianus_01.JPG|Nassarius scaldisianus

File:Nassarius_semistriatus_01.JPG|Nassarius semistriatus

File:Nassarius semistriatus 02.JPG|Nassarius semistriatus

File:Nassarius glans glans 01.JPG|Nassarius (Alectrion) glans glans

File:Nassarius papillosus 01.jpg|Nassarius (Alectrion) papillosus

File:Nassarius fuscolineatus 01.jpg|Nassarius (Hima) fuscolineatus

File:Nassarius_kochianus_01.JPG|Nassarius (Hima) kochianus

File:Nassarius arcularia 01.JPG|Nassarius (Nassarius) arcularia

File:Nassarius_coronatus_01.JPG|Nassarius (Nassarius) coronatus

File:Nassarius crenoliratus 01.JPG|Nassarius (Nassarius) crenoliratus

File:Nassarius graphiterus 01.JPG|Nassarius (Nassarius) graphiterus

File:Nassarius_gregarius_01.JPG|Nassarius (Nassarius) gregarius

File:Nassarius albescens albescens 001.JPG|Nassarius (Niotha) albescens albescens

File:Nassarius conoidalis 01.jpg|Nassarius (Niotha) conoidalis (fossil)

File:Nassarius_conoidalis_conoidalis_01.jpg|Nassarius (Niotha) conoidalis conoidalis

File:Nassarius coronulus 01.JPG|Nassarius (Niotha) coronulus

File:Nassarius distortus 01.JPG|Nassarius (Niotha) distortus (Smooth form)

File:Nassarius ecstilbus 01.jpg|Nassarius (Niotha) ecstilbus

File:Nassarius gruneri 01.jpg|Nassarius (Niotha) gruneri

File:Nassarius jacksonianus 01.JPG|Nassarius (Niotha) jacksonianus

File:Nassarius_livescens_01.JPG|Nassarius (Niotha) livescens

File:Nassarius nodiferus 01.jpg|Nassarius (Niotha) nodiferus

File:Nassarius quadrasi 01.jpg|Nassarius (Niotha) quadrasi

File:Nassarius stolatus 01.JPG|Nassarius (Niotha) stolatus

File:Nassarius tiarula 01.JPG|Nassarius (Niotha) tiarula

File:Nassarius bellulus 01.JPG|Nassarius (Plicarcularia) bellulus

File:Nassarius bimaculosus 01.JPG|Nassarius (Plicarcularia) bimaculosus

File:Nassarius elegantissimus 01.jpg|Nassarius (Plicarcularia) elegantissimus

File:Nassarius_fissilabris_01.JPG|Nassarius (Plicarcularia) fissilabris

File:Nassarius pullus 01.JPG|Nassarius (Plicarcularia) pullus

File:Nassarius limnaeiformis 01.JPG|Nassarius (Telasco) limnaeiformis

File:Nassarius_multipunctatus_01.JPG|Nassarius (Telasco) multipunctatus

File:Nassarius_reeveanus_forma_zonalis_01.JPG|Nassarius (Telasco) reeveanus f. zonalis

File:Nassarius_reticosus_01.jpg|Nassarius (Uzita) reticosus

File:Nassarius celebensis 01.JPG|Nassarius (Zeuxis) celebensis

File:Nassarius_dorsatus_01.JPG|Nassarius (Zeuxis) dorsatus

File:Nassarius margaritifer 01.JPG|Nassarius (Zeuxis) margaritifer

File:Nassarius_niveus_01.JPG|Nassarius (Zeuxis) niveus

File:Nassarius ocellatus 01.jpg|Nassarius (Zeuxis) ocellatus

File:Nassarius olivaceus 01.JPG|Nassarius (Zeuxis) olivaceus

File:Nassarius_variciferus_01.JPG|Nassarius (Zeuxis) variciferus

Species

In the course of time, more than 1,000 names have been allocated to species in the genus Nassarius, most of which have become synonyms.

The following species are accepted names according to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS):

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Synonyms

  • Nassarius angulicostis (Pilsbry and Lowe, 1932): synonym of Nassarius nodicinctus (A. Adams, 1852)
  • Nassarius antillarum (d'Orbigny, 1847) - Antilles nassa: synonym of Phrontis antillara (d'Orbigny, 1847)
  • Nassarius antiquatus (Watson, 1897): synonym of Nassarius recidivus (Martens, 1876)
  • Nassarius balteatus (Pease, 1869): synonym of Reticunassa balteata (Pease, 1869)
  • Nassarius brychius (Watson, 1822): synonym of Nassarius frigens (E. von Martens, 1878): synonym of Tritia frigens (E. von Martens, 1878)
  • Nassarius burchardi (Dunker in Philippi, 1849):{{Gastropods.com|key=4|id=7274|title=Nassarius (Plicarcularia) burchardi|access-date=28 February 2011}} synonym of Tritia burchardi (Philippi, 1849)
  • Nassarius caboverdensis (Rolán, 1984): synonym of Tritia caboverdensis (Rolán, 1984)
  • † Nassarius cabrierensis (Fontannes, 1878): synonym of † Nassarius striatulus (Eichwald, 1829)
  • Nassarius candidissimus (C. B. Adams, 1845): synonym of Phrontis candidissima (C. B. Adams, 1845)
  • Nassarius cockburnensis Kool & Dekker, 2006: synonym of Reticunassa cockburnensis (Kool & Dekker, 2006) (original combination)
  • Nassarius compactus (Angas, 1865): synonym of Reticunassa compacta (Angas, 1865)
  • Nassarius complanatus (Powys, 1835): synonym of Phrontis complanata (Powys, 1835)
  • Nassarius conspersus (Philippi, 1848): synonym of Tritia conspersa (Philippi, 1849)
  • Nassarius coralligenus (Pallary, 1900): synonym of Tritia coralligena (Pallary, 1900)
  • Nassarius corniculum (Olivi, 1792): synonym of Tritia corniculum (Olivi, 1792)
  • Nassarius corpulentus (C.B. Adams, 1852): synonym of Nassarius nassiformis (Lesson, 1842): synonym of Phrontis nassiformis (Lesson, 1842)
  • Nassarius costellifera A. Adams: synonym of Nassarius margaritifer (Dunker, 1847)
  • Nassarius crenulicostatus (Shuto, 1969): synonym of Reticunassa crenulicostata (Shuto, 1969)
  • Nassarius crossei (Maltzan, 1884): synonym of Nassarius dakarensis (Fischer-Piette & Nicklès, 1946)
  • Nassarius cussottii Bozzetti, 2006: synonym of Nassarius irus (Martens, 1880)
  • Nassarius cuvierii (Payraudeau, 1826): synonym of Tritia cuvierii (Payraudeau, 1826)
  • Nassarius denticulatus (A. Adams, 1852): synonym of Tritia denticulata (A. Adams, 1852)
  • Nassarius elegans Kiener, 1834: synonym of Nassarius crassiusculus (Nyst, 1845)
  • Nassarius elatus (Gould, 1845): synonym of Tritia elata (Gould, 1845)
  • Nassarius ephamillus (Watson, 1882):{{Gastropods.com|key=9|id=7259|title=Nassarius (Cryptonassarius) ephamillus|access-date=28 February 2011}} synonym of Tritia ephamilla (Watson, 1882)
  • Nassarius erythraeus (Issel, 1869): synonym of Reticunassa erythraea (Issel, 1869)
  • Nassarius festivus (Powys, 1835): synonym of Reticunassa festiva (Powys, 1835)
  • Nassarius fischeri Dautzenberg: synonym of Nassarius fuscescens (Dautzenberg, 1912)
  • Nassarius frigens (Martens, 1878): synonym of Tritia frigens (Martens, 1878)
  • Nassarius gemmulatus (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Nassarius conoidalis (Deshayes in Belanger, 1832)
  • Nassarius gibbosulus (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Tritia gibbosula (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Nassarius glabratus (G.B. Sowerby II, 1842): synonym of Naytia glabrata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
  • Nassarius goreensis (Von Maltzan, 1884): synonym of Tritia goreensis (Maltzan, 1884)
  • Nassarius graniferus Kiener, 1834: synonym of Nassarius granifer Kiener, 1834
  • Nassarius granuliferus (Kiener, 1834): synonym of Nassarius granifer Kiener, 1834
  • Nassarius granum (Lamarck, 1822):{{Gastropods.com|key=6|id=6066|title=Nassarius (Naytiopsis) granum|access-date=25 February 2011}} synonym of Tritia grana (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Nassarius hanraveni Kool & Dekker, 2006: synonym of Reticunassa hanraveni (Kool & Dekker, 2006)
  • Nassarius heynemanni (Von Maltzan, 1884): synonym of Tritia heynemanni (Maltzan, 1884)
  • Nassarius hotessieri (d'Orbigny, 1843): synonym of Phrontis hotessieriana (d'Orbigny, 1842)
  • Nassarius hotessierianus (d'Orbigny, 1842) - miniature nassa: synonym of Phrontis hotessieriana (d'Orbigny, 1842)
  • Nassarius incrassatus (Stroem, 1768): synonym of Tritia incrassata (Strøm, 1768)
  • Nassarius insignis (H. Adams, 1867): synonym of Nassodonta insignis H. Adams, 1867
  • Nassarius jeanmartini Kool & Dekker, 2006: synonym of Reticunassa jeanmartini (Kool & Dekker, 2006)
  • Nassarius johni (Monterosato, 1889): synonym of Naytia johni (Monterosato, 1889)
  • Nassarius karinae (Usticke, 1971): synonym of Phrontis karinae (Nowell-Usticke, 1971)
  • Nassarius kieneri (Deshayes, 1863): synonym of Nassarius bourbonensis Kool, 2015
  • Nassarius lima (Dillwyn, 1817): synonym of Tritia lima (Dillwyn, 1817)
  • Nassarius louisi (Pallary, 1912): synonym of Tritia louisi (Pallary, 1912)
  • Nassarius luteostoma (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829): synonym of Phrontis luteostoma (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
  • Nassarius margaritifera (Dunker, 1847): synonym of Nassarius margaritifer
  • Nassarius margaritiferus (Dunker, 1847à): synonym of Nassarius margaritifer
  • Nassarius melanioides (Reeve, 1853):{{Gastropods.com|key=8|id=7288|title=Nassarius (Zeuxis) melanioides|access-date=28 February 2011}} synonym of Nassarius fuscus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
  • Nassarius miga (Bruguière, 1789): synonym of Tritia miga (Bruguière, 1789)
  • Nassarius monilis (Kiener, 1834): synonym of Nassarius distortus (A. Adams, 1852)
  • Nassarius mucronata: synonym of Nassarius gaudiosus (Hinds, 1844)
  • Nassarius mutabilis (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Tritia mutabilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Nassarius nanus Nowell-Usticke, G.W., 1959: synonym of Nassarius karinae Nowell-Usticke, G.W., 1971,{{Gastropods.com|key=7|id=25927|title=Nassarius karinae|access-date=28 February 2011}} synonym of Phrontis karinae (Nowell-Usticke, 1971)
  • Nassarius nigrolabra (Verrill, 1880): synonym of Nassarius nigrolabrus (Verrill, 1880)
  • Nassarius nitidus (Jeffreys, 1867): synonym of Tritia nitida (Jeffreys, 1867)
  • Nassarius nodifer (Powys, 1835): synonym of Nassarius nodiferus (Powys, 1835)
  • Nassarius obliquus Kiener: synonym of Nassarius glabratus (G.B. Sowerby II, 1842), synonym of Naytia glabrata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
  • Nassarius obsoletus (Say, 1822) - eastern mudsnail: synonym of Ilyanassa obsoleta (Say, 1822): synonym of Tritia obsoleta (Say, 1822)
  • Nassarius ovoideus (Locard, 1886): synonym of Tritia ovoidea (Locard, 1886)
  • Nassarius pagodus (Reeve, 1844): synonym of Phrontis pagoda (Reeve, 1844)
  • Nassarius pauperus (Gould, 1850): synonym of Reticunassa paupera (Gould, 1850)
  • Nassarius perpinguis (Hinds, 1844) - fat western nassa: synonym of Caesia perpinguis (Hinds, 1844)
  • Nassarius pfeifferi (Philippi, 1844): synonym of Tritia pfeifferi (Philippi, 1844)
  • Nassarius plicatellus Adams: synonym of Nassarius niveus (A. Adams, 1852)
  • Nassarius polygonatus (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Phrontis polygonata (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Nassarius priscardi Bozzetti, 2006: synonym of Naytia priscardi (Bozzetti, 2006)
  • Nassarius pygmaeus Lamarck, 1822: synonym of Tritia pygmaea (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Nassarius recidivus (Martens, 1876): synonym of Tritia recidiva (von Martens, 1876)
  • † Nassarius ridibundus Lozouet, 1999: synonym of † Tritia ridibunda (Lozouet, 1999)
  • Nassarius robustus (Monterosato, 1890): synonym of Tritia lima (Dillwyn, 1817)
  • Nassarius rotundus (Melvill & Standen, 1896): synonym of Reticunassa rotunda (Melvill & Standen, 1896)
  • Nassarius semiplicatoides Zhang, Ai-Ju, You, Zhong-Jie, 2007: synonym of Nassarius foveolatus (Dunker, 1847)
  • Nassarius sertulus (A. Adams, 1852 in 1852–53): synonym of Nassarius haldemani (Dunker, 1847)
  • † Nassarius signatus (Hörnes, 1852): synonym of † Nassarius signatodentis Harzhauser & Cernohorsky, 2011
  • Nassarius silvardi Kool & Dekker, 2006: synonym of Reticunassa silvardi (Kool & Dekker, 2006)
  • Nassarius simoni Kool & Dekker, 2007: synonym of Reticunassa simoni (Kool & Dekker, 2007)
  • Nassarius simplex (E.A. Smith, 1880): synonym of Nassarius tango F. Scarabino, 2004
  • Nassarius skoogi (Odhner, 1923): synonym of Adinassa skoogi (Odhner, 1923)
  • Nassarius smitsorum Kool, 1990:{{Gastropods.com|key=7|id=15507|title=Nassarius (Nassarius) smitsorum|access-date=28 February 2011}} synonym of Nassarius quercinus (Marrat, 1880)
  • † Nassarius subincognitus Lozouet, 1999: synonym of † Tritia subincognita (Lozouet, 1999)
  • Nassarius suturalis(Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Nassarius glans (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Nassarius taenius (Gmelin, 1790): synonym of Nassarius olivaceus (Bruguière, 1789)
  • Nassarius tiarula (Kiener, 1841) - western mud nassa: synonym of Phrontis tiarula (Kiener, 1841)
  • Nassarius tinei (Maravigna in Guérin, 1840): synonym of Tritia tinei (Maravigna, 1840)
  • Nassarius tingitanus (Pallary, 1901): synonym of Tritia tingitana (Pallary, 1901)
  • Nassarius trifasciatus Adams: synonym of Nassarius vinctus (Marrat, 1877)
  • Nassarius trivittatus (Say, 1822) - threeline mudsnail: synonym of Tritia trivittata (Say, 1822), synonym of Ilyanassa trivittata (Say, 1822)
  • Nassarius turulosus (Risso, 1826): synonym of Tritia turulosa (Risso, 1826)
  • Nassarius unicolor Kiener, L.C., 1834: synonym of Nassarius dorsatus (Röding, 1798)
  • Nassarius unifasciatus (Kiener, 1834): synonym of Tritia unifasciata (Kiener, 1834)
  • Nassarius versicolor (C. B. Adams, 1852): synonym of Phrontis versicolor (C. B. Adams, 1852)
  • Nassarius vibex (Say, 1822) - bruised nassa: synonym of Phrontis vibex (Say, 1822)
  • Nassarius weyersi Craven: synonym of Nassarius pumilio (E.A. Smith, 1872)
  • Nassarius vaucheri (Pallary, 1906): synonym of Tritia vaucheri (Pallary, 1906)
  • Nassarius zanzibarensis Kool & Dekker, 2007: synonym of Reticunassa zanzibarensis (Kool & Dekker, 2007)
  • Nassarius zonalis (A. Adams, 1852):[http://www.biologie.uni-ulm.de/cgi-bin/query_all/details.pl?id=167408&stufe=7&typ=ZOO&lang=e&sid=T&extid=-1&extidname=null&syno=yes SysTax: Nassarius zonalis] synonym of Nassarius reeveanus (Dunker, 1847)

Synonymized subgenera

  • Nassarius (Aciculina) Adams, 1853 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Alectryon) Berthold in Latreille, 1827: synonym of Nassarius (Alectrion) Montfort, 1810 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Allanassa) Iredale, 1929: synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Amycla) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Nassarius (Gussonea) Monterosato, 1912
  • Nassarius (Amyclina) Iredale, 1918: synonym of Nassarius (Gussonea) Monterosato, 1912
  • Nassarius (Arcularia) Link, 1807: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Arcularia) glabratus (Sowerby, 1842): synonym of Nassarius glabratus (Sowerby, 1842)
  • Nassarius (Austronassaria) C. Laseron & J. Laseron, 1956: synonym of Nassarius (Plicarcularia) Thiele, 1929 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Bathynassa) Ladd, 1976: synonym of Nassarius (Zeuxis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Caesia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Cencus) Gistel, 1848: synonym of Nassarius (Cyclope) Risso, 1826 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Chelenassa) Shuto, 1969: synonym of Nassarius (Plicarcularia) Thiele, 1929 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Cryptonassarius) Watson, R.B., 1882: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Cyclocyrtia) Agassiz, 1848: synonym of Nassarius (Cyclope) Risso, 1826 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Cyclonassa) Swainson, 1840: synonym of Nassarius (Cyclope) Risso, 1826 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Cyclope) Risso, 1826: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Cyclops) Montfort, 1810: synonym of Nassarius (Cyclope) Risso, 1826 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Demondia) Addicott, 1956: synonym of Nassarius (Caesia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Eione) Risso, 1826: synonym of Nassarius (Plicarcularia) Thiele, 1929 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Fackia) Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Nassarius (Gussonea) Monterosato, 1912
  • Nassarius (Glabrinassa) Shuto, 1969: synonym of Nassarius (Zeuxis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Gussonea) Monterosato, 1912: synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Hannonia) Pallary, 1914: synonym of Nassarius (Aciculina) Adams, 1853 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Hima) Gray, 1852 ex Leach, ms.: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Hinia) Gray, 1847: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Miohinia) Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Nassarius (Hinia) Gray, 1847 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Mirua) Marwick, 1931: synonym of Nassarius (Hima) Gray, 1852 ex Leach, ms. (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Nana) Schumacher, 1817: synonym of Nassarius (Cyclope) Risso, 1826 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Nanina) Risso, 1826: synonym of Nassarius (Cyclope) Risso, 1826 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Nanarius) Woodring, 1964: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Nannia) Philippi, 1844: synonym of Nassarius (Cyclope) Risso, 1826 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Nasseburna) de Gregorio, 1890: synonym of Nassarius (Sphaeronassa) Locard, 1886 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Nassodonta) H. Adams, 1867: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Nassarius) Duméril, 1805: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Naytia) H. Adams & A. Adams 1853: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Naytiopsis) Thiele, 1929: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Neritula) Herrmannsen, 1852: synonym of Nassarius (Cyclope) Risso, 1826 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Niotha) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Pallacera) Woodring, 1964: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Phrontis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Panormella) Costa, 1840: synonym of Nassarius (Cyclope) Risso, 1826 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Paranassa) Conrad, 1867: synonym of Nassarius (Ilyanassa) Stimpson, 1865 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Parcanassa) Iredale, 1936: synonym of Nassarius (Plicarcularia) Thiele, 1929 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Plicarcularia) Thiele, 1929: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Profundinassa) Thiele, 1929: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Proneritula) Thiele, 1929: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Psilarius) Woodring, 1964: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Pygmaeonassa) Annadale, 1924: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Retiarcularia) Shuto, 1969: synonym of Nassarius (Plicarcularia) Thiele, 1929 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Reticunassa) Iredale, 1936: synonym of Nassarius (Hima) Gray, 1852 ex Leach, ms. alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Schizopyga) Conrad, 1856: synonym of Nassarius (Caesia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Sphaeronassa) Locard, 1886: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Tarazeuxis) Iredale, 1936: synonym of Nassarius (Telasco) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Tavanothia) Iredale, 1936: synonym of Nassarius (Niotha) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Telasco) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Tritia) A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Nassarius (Hinia) Gray, 1847 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Tritonella) A. Adams, 1852: synonym of Nassarius (Hima) Gray, 1852 ex Leach, ms. (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Usita) Noszky, 1936: synonym of Nassarius (Uzita) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Uzita) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Venassa) Martens, 1881: synonym of Nassarius (Zeuxis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Varicinassa) Habe, 1946: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
  • Nassarius (Zaphon) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Nassarius (Caesia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805)
  • Nassarius (Zeuxis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: alternate representation of Nassarius Duméril, 1805

References

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Further reading

  • {{cite book |last1=Cernohorsky |first1=Walter O |title=Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) |date=1984 |publisher=Auckland Institute and Museum |oclc=682230135 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/281235 }}
  • Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp
  • {{cite book| author = Kay C. Vaught| title = Classification of the Living Mollusca| year = 1989| isbn = 978-0-915826-22-3 }}
  • {{cite journal |last1=Wolff |first1=W. J. |last2=Duiven |first2=A. G. |last3=Duiven |first3=P. |last4=Esselink |first4=P. |last5=Gueye |first5=Abou |last6=Meijboom |first6=A. |last7=Moerland |first7=G. |last8=Zegers |first8=J. |title=Biomass of macrobenthic tidal flat fauna of the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania |journal=Hydrobiologia |date=1 May 1993 |volume=258 |issue=1 |pages=151–163 |doi=10.1007/BF00006193 |s2cid=1071724 }}

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  • [http://malacos.chez.com/htm/ED7G1.HTM Malacos: a more complete list]
  • [http://visualiseur.bnf.fr/Visualiseur?Destination=Gallica&O=NUMM-99097 Locard A. (1886). Prodrome de malacologie française. Catalogue général des mollusques vivants de France. Mollusque marins. Lyon, H. Georg & Paris, Baillière: pp. X + 778]

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