Nassarius conoidalis

Nassarius conoidalis
	Apertural view of Nassarius conoidalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Nassarius
Species:	N. conoidalis
Binomial name
	Nassarius conoidalis; (Deshayes in Belanger, 1832)
Synonyms
	See list of synonyms

Last updated May 16, 2021

Nassarius conoidalis, common name the cone-shaped Nassa or the jewelled dog whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails.^[1]

List of synonyms

Buccinum clathratumWood, 1825 (invalid: junior homonym of Buccinum clathratumBorn, 1778)
Buccinum conoidaleDeshayes in Belanger, 1832 (original combination)
Buccinum gemmulatumLamarck, 1822 (invalid: junior homonym of Buccinum gemmulatumWood, 1818)
Desmoulea ringensA. Adams, 1855
Nassa (Niotha) gemmulata(Lamarck, 1822)
Nassa (Niotha) gemmulata var. variegataA. Adams, 1852
† Nassa (Niotha) rajaensisK. Martin, 1895
Nassa clathrataLamarck, 1816 (invalid: junior secondary homonym of Buccinum clathratumBorn, 1778)
Nassa cumingiiA. Adams, 1852
Nassa gemmulata(Lamarck, 1822)
Nassa ringensReeve, 1854 (invalid: junior homonym of Nassa ringensMichelotti, 1847)
Nassa variegataA. Adams, 1852
Nassa verrucosaA. Adams, 1852 (invalid: junior secondary homonym of Buccinum verrucosumBruguière, 1789)
Nassarius (Niotha) clathratus(Lamarck, 1822)
Nassarius (Niotha) conoidalis(Deshayes in Belanger, 1832) accepted, alternate representation
Nassarius (Niotha) gemmulatus(Lamarck, 1822)
Nassarius (Niotha) gemmulatus var. variegatus(A. Adams, 1852)
Nassarius (Niotha) gemmulatus var. verrucosa(A. Adams, 1852)
Nassarius (Niotha) variegatus(A. Adams, 1852)
Nassarius (Niotha) verrucosus(A. Adams, 1852)
Nassarius comtessei(Iredale, 1929)
Nassarius conoidalis conoidalis(Deshayes in Belanger, 1832)
Nassarius gemmulatus(Lamarck, 1822)
Niotha clathrata(Lamarck, 1816)
Niotha clathratus(Lamarck, 1816)
Niotha comtesseiIredale, 1929
Niotha cumingiiA. Adams, 1870
Niotha gemmulata(Lamarck, 1822)

Description

The shell size varies between 16 mm and 32 mm

The shell has an ovate, ventricose shape. The pointed spire is composed of six or seven convex whorls. It is ornamented upon its whole surface with granular, longitudinal folds, and transverse striae. The suture is very distinct, formed by a small canal, and bordered with closer tubercles, principally upon the body whorl. This is very much inflated, and composes almost half of the shell. The aperture is rounded. The thin outer lip is arcuated. It is folded upon the edge, ornamented internally with raised striae, which are continued within the shell. The inner lip expands upon the columella, which is truncated towards the top, and extends like a raised lip towards the base. It is covered lengthwise by two or three slightly marked, oblique folds. The interior of this shell is of a diaphanous white, like the surface, which, moreover, is covered with reddish clouds.^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea,the Gulf of Oman, The Persian Gulf, in the Indian Ocean off East Africa, South Africa and Mozambique; and in the South Chinese Sea off the coast of Vietnam; off Indonesia and Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia).

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Nassarius olivaceus, common name : the olivaceous nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.

Nassarius pullus, common names : black nassa; olive dog whelk; ribbed dog whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.

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Nassarius dorsatus, common name the channeled nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.

<i>Nassarius pyrrhus</i> Species of gastropod

Nassarius pyrrhus, common name the red-banded nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.

Nassarius stolatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.

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Tritia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.

References

1 2 Nassarius conoidalis . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 February 2011.
↑ Kiener (1840). General species and iconography of recent shells : comprising the Massena Museum, the collection of Lamarck, the collection of the Museum of Natural History, and the recent discoveries of travellers; Boston :W.D. Ticknor,1837 (described as Buccinum gemmulatum)

Deshayes, G.P. 1832. Zoologie. Mollusques. pp. 401–416 in Bélanger, M.C. (ed.). Voyage aux Indes-Orientales, par le nord de l'Europe, les provinces du Caucase, la Géorgie, l'Armenie et la Perse, suivide details topographiques, statistique et autre sur le Pégon, les Isles de Java, de Maurice et de Bourbon, sur le Cap-de-bonne-Espérance et Sainte Hélène. Paris : Arthur Bertrand Vol. 2.
Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1816. Liste des objets représentés dans les planches de cette livraison. pp. 1–16 in Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Vers, coquilles, mollusques et polypiers. Paris : Agasse Part 23 pp. 1–16, pls 391-488.
Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1822. Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 7 711 pp.
Adams, A. 1852. Catalogue of the species of Nassa, a genus of Gasteropodous Mollusca, belonging to the family Buccinidae, in the Collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq., with the description of some new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1851(19): 94-112
Reeve, L.A. 1854. Monograph of the genus Nassa. pls 26-29 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve Vol. 8.
Martin, K. 1895. Die Fossilien von Java auf Grund einer Sammlung von Dr. R.D.M. Verbeek. Sammlung des Geologischen Reichsmuseums in Leiden 1(2): 1-132, pls 1-20
Iredale, T. 1929. Strange molluscs in Sydney Harbour. The Australian Zoologist 5(4): 337-352, pls 37-38
Cernohorsky W.O. (1981). Revision of the Australian and New Zealand Tertiary and Recent species of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 18:137-192.
Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the Family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356
Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
Moolenbeek, R.G. 1995. Gastropods (Gastropoda). pp. 24–186 in Dance, S.P. (ed). Seashells of Eastern Arabia. Dubai : Motivate Publishing.

External links

"Nassarius (Niotha) conoidalis conoidalis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 February 2011.

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Nassarius conoidalis . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 February 2011.

[Kiener-2] Kiener (1840). General species and iconography of recent shells : comprising the Massena Museum, the collection of Lamarck, the collection of the Museum of Natural History, and the recent discoveries of travellers; Boston :W.D. Ticknor,1837 (described as Buccinum gemmulatum)

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Nassarius conoidalis

Apertural view of Nassarius conoidalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Nassarius
Species:	N. conoidalis
Binomial name
*Nassarius conoidalis* (Deshayes in Belanger, 1832)
Synonyms ^[1]
See list of synonyms