Species under Nassarius
n= 185
| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nassarius abyssicola (Adams, 1852) |
Eastern Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius accuminatus (Marrat, 1880) |
Western Pacific | 3.5 | |
| Nassarius acuticostus (Montrouzier, 1864) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius acutus (Say, 1822) |
Sharp nassa | Eastern Central Pacific and Western Central Atlantic | 1.5 |
| Nassarius agapetus (Watson, 1882) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius albescens (Dunker, 1846) |
Whitish nassa | Indo-West Pacific | |
| Nassarius albomaculatus Rehder, 1980 |
Southeast Pacific | ||
| Nassarius albus (Say, 1826) |
White nassa | Western Atlantic | 1.2 |
| Nassarius alfuricus (Fischer, 1927) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius antillarum (d'Orbigny, 1842) |
Antilles nassa | Western Atlantic | 1.2 |
| Nassarius arcularia (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Cake nassa | Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean | 4 |
| Nassarius babylonicus (Watson, 1882) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius beatus (Gould, 1860) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius bifarius (Baird, 1873) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius bimaculosus (Adams, 1852) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius burchardi (Dunker, 1849) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius caelatus (Adams, 1852) |
Western Pacific | ||
| Nassarius callospira (Adams, 1852) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius camelus (von Martens, 1897) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius canaliculatus (Lamarck, 1822) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius candei (d'Orbigny, 1847) |
Western Atlantic | 0.52 | |
| Nassarius candens (Hinds, 1844) |
Eastern Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius candidissimus (Adams, 1845) |
Western Central Atlantic | 1.14 | |
| Nassarius capillaris (Watson, 1882) |
Western Atlantic | 1.27 | |
| Nassarius castus (Gould, 1835) |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Nassarius catallus (Dall, 1908) |
Southeast Pacific | ||
| Nassarius celebensis (Schepman, 1911) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius cernohorskyi Kool, 2005 |
Eastern Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius cinctellus (Adams, 1852) |
Western Central Pacific and Southeast Atlantic | 1.3 | |
| Nassarius cinnamomeus (Adams, 1852) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius circumcinctus (Adams, 1852) |
Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Nassarius clarus (Marrat, 1877) |
Eastern Indian Ocean | ||
| Nassarius compertus Fernández-Garcés, Espinosa & Rolán, 1990 |
Western Atlantic | 0.4 | |
| Nassarius comptus (Adams, 1852) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius comtessei (Iredale, 1929) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius concinnus (Powys, 1835) |
Neat nassa | Indo-West Pacific | |
| Nassarius conoidalis (Deshayes, 1832) |
Cone-shaped nassa | 3 | |
| Nassarius consensus (Ravenel, 1861) |
Striate nassa | Western Central Atlantic | 1.46 |
| Nassarius coralligenus (Pallary, 1900) |
Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Nassarius corniculum (Olivi, 1792) |
Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Nassarius coronatus (Bruguière, 1789) |
Coronate nassa | Indo-West Pacific | 3.5 |
| Nassarius crebricostatus (Schepman, 1911) |
Eastern Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius crematus (Hinds, 1844) |
Burned nassa | Indo-Pacific | 4 |
| Nassarius crenoliratus (Adams, 1852) |
Western Central Pacific | 1.5 | |
| Nassarius crenulicostatus (Shuto, 1969) |
Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius cuvierii (Payraudeau, 1826) |
Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Nassarius delicatus (Adams, 1852) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius denticulatus (Adams, 1852) |
Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Nassarius dentifer (Powys, 1835) |
Southeast Pacific | ||
| Nassarius deshayesianus (Issel, 1866) |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Nassarius dijki (Martin, 1895) |
Eastern Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius disparilis (Smith, 1903) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius distortus (Adams, 1852) |
Necklace nassa | Western Central Pacific | 3.5 |
| Nassarius dorsatus (Röding, 1798) |
Unicolour dog whelk | Indo-West Pacific | 4.5 |
| Nassarius echinatus (Adams, 1852) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius ecstilbus (Melvill & Standen, 1896) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius elatus (Gould, 1845) |
Nassa snail | Mediterranean Sea | |
| Nassarius elegans (Kiener, 1834) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius elegantissimus Shuto, 1969 |
Elegant nassa | Western Central Pacific | |
| Nassarius emilyae Moolenbeek & Dekker, 1994 |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Nassarius euglyptus (Sowerby, 1914) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius excellens (Kuroda & Habe, 1961) |
Western Central Pacific | 1.7 | |
| Nassarius eximius (Adams, 1872) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius fissilabris (Adams, 1852) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius fossatus (Gould, 1850) |
Channeled nassa | Eastern Pacific | |
| Nassarius fragum (Rousseau, 1854) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius fraterculus (Dunker, 1860) |
Japanese nassa | Eastern Pacific | |
| Nassarius fraudulentus (Marrat, 1877) |
Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius frederici (Melvill & Standen, 1901) |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Nassarius fretorum (Melvill & Standen, 1899) |
Western Central Pacific | 1.2 | |
| Nassarius fuscolineatus (Smith, 1875) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius gaudiosus (Hinds, 1844) |
Gaudy nassa | Pacific Ocean and Malaya | |
| Nassarius gayii (Kiener, 1834) |
Scavenger whelk | Southeast Pacific | |
| Nassarius gemmuliferus (Adams, 1852) |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Nassarius gerstenbrandti (Preston, 1908) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius gibbosulus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Nassarius glans (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Glans nassa | Indo-Pacific | 5.5 |
| Nassarius globosus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) |
Globose nassa | Western Central Pacific | |
| Nassarius graniferus (Kiener, 1834) |
Granulated nassa | Central Pacific | |
| Nassarius granum (Lamarck, 1822) |
Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Nassarius gregarius (Grabau & King, 1928) |
Northwest Pacific | ||
| Nassarius gruneri (Dunker, 1846) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius haldemanni (Dunker, 1847) |
Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius hepaticus (Pulteney, 1799) |
Western Pacific | ||
| Nassarius herosae Kool, 2005 |
Eastern Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius heynemanni (Von Maltzan, 1884) |
Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Nassarius himeroessa (Melvill & Standen, 1903) |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Nassarius hirasei Kuroda & Habe, 1952 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius hirtus (Kiener, 1834) |
Eastern Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius hotessieri (d'Orbigny, 1845) |
Miniature nassa | Western Atlantic Ocean | |
| Nassarius hotessierianus (d'Orbigny, 1842) |
Western Atlantic | 0.5 | |
| Nassarius incrassatus (Stroem, 1768) |
Thick lipped dog whelk | Northeast Atlantic, Arctic and the Mediterranean | |
| Nassarius insculptus (Carpenter, 1864) |
Smooth Western nassa | East Pacific | |
| Nassarius jacksonianus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) |
Mud whelk | Western Central Pacific | |
| Nassarius jactabundus (Melvill, 1906) |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Nassarius javanus (Schepman, 1891) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius johni (Monterosato, 1889) |
Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Nassarius kaicherae Jong & Coomans, 1988 |
Western Atlantic | 1.22 | |
| Nassarius karinae Usticke, 1971 |
Western Atlantic | 1 | |
| Nassarius kiiensis Kira, 1959 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius leptospirus (Adams, 1852) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius lima (Dillwyn, 1817) |
Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Nassarius limnaeiformis (Dunker, 1847) |
Western Central Pacific | 2.5 | |
| Nassarius livescens (Philippi, 1849) |
Nassa mud shell | Indo-West Pacific | 2.5 |
| Nassarius lochi Kool, 1996 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius louisi (Pallary, 1912) |
Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Nassarius luridus (Gould, 1850) |
Nassarius sea snail | Western Central Pacific | |
| Nassarius macrocephala (Schepman, 1911) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius mamillatus (Preston, 1907) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius marganitifer (Dunker, 1847) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius margaritifer (Dunker, 1847) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius margaritiferus (Dunker, 1847) |
Margarite nassa | Western Central Pacific | 3 |
| Nassarius marmoreus (Adams, 1852) |
Marbled nassa | Western Indian Ocean | |
| Nassarius mendicus (Gould, 1850) |
Lean Western nassa | Eastern Pacific | |
| Nassarius micans (Adams, 1852) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius moestus (Hinds, 1844) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius multicostatus Adams, 1852 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius multigranosus (Dunker, 1847) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius multipunctatus (Schepman, 1911) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius multivocus Kool, 2008 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius nitidus (Jeffreys, 1867) |
Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Nassarius nodiferus (Powys, 1835) |
Pacific Ocean | ||
| Nassarius olivaceus (Bruguiére, 1789) |
Olivaceous nassa | Western Central Pacific | 4 |
| Nassarius olomea Kay, 1979 |
Eastern Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius oneratus (Deshayes, 1863) |
Loaded nassa | Western Central Pacific | |
| Nassarius ovoidea (Schepman, 1911) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius papillosus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Pimpled basket shell | Indo-Pacific | |
| Nassarius paucicostatus (Marrat, 1877) |
Western Central Atlantic | 1.2 | |
| Nassarius pernitidus (Dall, 1889) |
Western Atlantic | 1.8 | |
| Nassarius perpinguis (Hinds, 1844) |
Fat Western nassa | Eastern Pacific | |
| Nassarius persicus (Martens, 1874) |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Nassarius pfeifferi (Philippi, 1844) |
Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Nassarius politus (Marrat, 1880) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius polygonatus (Lamarck, 1822) |
Black-spot nassa | Western Atlantic | 1.6 |
| Nassarius poupini Cernohorsky, 1992 |
Eastern Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius protrusidens (Melvil, 1918) |
Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius pseudoconcinnus (Smith, 1895) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius pullus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Black nassa | Northwest and Western Central Pacific | 2.5 |
| Nassarius pulvinaris (von Martens, 1881) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius pupinoides (Reeve, 1853) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius pygmaeus Lamarck, 1822 |
Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean | ||
| Nassarius quadrasi (Hidalgo, 1904) |
Spiny dog whelk | Western Central Pacific | |
| Nassarius recidivus (Martens, 1876) |
Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Nassarius reeveanus (Dunker, 1847) |
Pacific Ocean | ||
| Nassarius rehderi Cernohorsky, 1980 |
Eastern Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Netted dog-whelk | Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean | |
| Nassarius rhinetes Berry, 1953 |
California nassa | East Pacific | |
| Nassarius robustus (Monterosato, 1890) |
Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Nassarius samiae Kool, 2007 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius sanctaehelenae (Adams, 1852) |
Eastern Atlantic | 1.04 | |
| Nassarius scalaris (Adams, 1852) |
Pacific Ocean | ||
| Nassarius scissuratus (Dall, 1889) |
Western Atlantic | 1.5 | |
| Nassarius semisulcatus (Rousseau, 1854) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius shacklefordi (Melvill & Standen, 1896) |
Eastern Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius shaskyi Mclean, 1970 |
Southeast Pacific | ||
| Nassarius silvardi Kool & Dekker, 2006 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius sinarus (Philippi, 1851) |
Northwest Pacific | ||
| Nassarius sinusigerus (Adams, 1852) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius siquijorensis (Adams, 1852) |
Western Pacific | 3.5 | |
| Nassarius smithii (Marrat, 1877) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius spiratus (Adams, 1852) |
Southwest Pacific | ||
| Nassarius splendidulus (Dunker, 1846) |
Indo-Pacific | ||
| Nassarius stolatus (Gmelin, 1791) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius subspinosus (Lamarck, 1822) |
Western Central Pacific | 2 | |
| Nassarius subtranslucidus (Smith, 1873) |
Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius succinctus (Adams, 1852) |
Northwest Pacific | ||
| Nassarius sufflatus (Gould, 1860) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius tabescens (Marrat, 1880) |
Eastern Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius tadjallii Moolenbeek, 2007 |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Nassarius tangaroai Kool, 2006 |
Eastern Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius tango Scarabino, 2004 |
Western Atlantic | ||
| Nassarius thachi Dekker, 2003 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius tiarula (Kiener, 1841) |
Western mud nassa | East Pacific | |
| Nassarius tinei (Maravigna, 1840) |
Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Nassarius tingitanus (Pallary, 1901) |
Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Nassarius troendleorum Cernohorsky, 1980 |
Central Pacific | ||
| Nassarius turulosus (Risso, 1826) |
Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Nassarius unifasciatus (Kiener, 1834) |
Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Nassarius variciferus (Adams, 1852) |
Northwest Pacific | ||
| Nassarius vaucheri (Pallary, 1906) |
Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Nassarius velatus (Gould, 1850) |
Western Pacific | 2 | |
| Nassarius venustus (Dunker, 1847) |
Lovely nassa | Western Central Pacific | 2 |
| Nassarius versicolor (Adams, 1852) |
Southeast Pacific | ||
| Nassarius vitiensis (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853) |
Western Central Pacific | 3.5 | |
| Nassarius vittatus (Adams, 1853) |
Western Central Pacific |