Nassarius oneratus

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Nassarius oneratus
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Shell of Nassarius oneratus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. oneratus
Binomial name
Nassarius oneratus
(Deshayes, 1863)
Synonyms [1]
  • Nassa obliquaHombron & Jacquinot, 1848 (invalid: secondary junior homonym of Buccinum obliquumKiener, 1841)
  • Nassa obliquaPease, 1865 (invalid: junior homonym of Nassa obliquaHombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
  • Nassa obliquaRousseau, 1854 (invalid: junior homonym of Nassa obliquaHombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
  • Nassa onerataDeshayes, 1863 (original combination)
  • Nassa oneratoDeshayes, 1863 (misspelling)
  • Nassarius (Plicarcularia) oneratus(Deshayes, 1863)

Nassarius oneratus, common name the loaded nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 18 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific off La Réunion and the Mascarene Basin; also off the Solomon Islands.

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