Nassarius macrodon

Nassarius macrodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Nassarius
Species:	N. macrodon
Binomial name
	Nassarius macrodon; (Bronn, 1831)
Synonyms
	Nassarius (Nassarius) macrodon macrodon (Bronn, 1831)

Last updated October 04, 2025

Nassarius macrodon is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.^[2] It only occurs as a fossil.

There is one subspecies: Nassarius macrodon recidivus(Martens, 1876)

References

↑ Bronn H. G., 1831: Italiens Tertiär-Gebilde und deren organische Einschlüsse Heidelberg pp. XII + 176 + 1 pl
↑ Nassarius macrodon (Bronn, 1831) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

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[1] Bronn H. G., 1831: Italiens Tertiär-Gebilde und deren organische Einschlüsse Heidelberg pp. XII + 176 + 1 pl

[WoRMS-2] Nassarius macrodon (Bronn, 1831) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.

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