Nassodonta

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Nassodonta
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Nassodonta insignis shell
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassodonta
H. Adams, 1867 [1]
Type species
Nassodonta insignis H. Adams, 1867
Synonyms [2]

Nassarius (Nassodonta)H. Adams, 1867

Nassodonta is a genus of brackish water snails, gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae. [2]

Contents

Nassodonta insignis is the type species of the genus Nassodonta.

Taxonomy

Arthur Adams classified the genus Nassodonta within family Buccinidae in 1867. [1] The genus Nassodonta is traditionally placed in the subfamily Nassariinae of the family Nassariidae since 19th century and it was placed into the newly established subfamily Anentominae in 2017. [3]

Species

Species within the genus Nassodonta include:

Species brought into synonymy

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Neogastropoda</span> Clade of sea snails

Neogastropoda is an order of sea snails, both freshwater and marine gastropod molluscs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Buccinoidea</span> Superfamily of molluscs

Buccinoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of very small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Buccinidae</span> Family of large sea snails

The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nassariidae</span> Family of gastropods

The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (USA), or dog whelks (UK), are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.

<i>Clea</i> (gastropod) Genus of gastropods

Clea is a genus of freshwater snails with opercula, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Anentominae of the family Nassariidae, a family, almost all of the rest of which are marine.

<i>Metaphos</i> Genus of gastropods

Metaphos is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.

<i>Dorsanum</i> Genus of gastropods

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

<i>Hebra</i> (gastropod) Genus of gastropods

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

<i>Demoulia</i> Genus of gastropods

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

<i>Clea hidalgoi</i> Species of gastropod

Clea hidalgoi is a Southeast Asian species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, most of which are marine.

<i>Clea nigricans</i> Species of gastropod

Clea nigricans is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks, most of which are marine.

<i>Phrontis</i> (gastropod) Genus of gastropods

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

<i>Oligohalinophila dorri</i> Species of gastropod

Oligohalinophila dorri is a species of brackish water snail, with gills and an operculum, a gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.

<i>Nassodonta insignis</i> Species of gastropod

Nassodonta insignis is a species of brackish water snail, with gills and an operculum, a gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae.

Nassodonta annesleyi is a species of brackish water snail, with gills and an operculum, a gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae.

<i>Anentome</i> Genus of gastropods

Anentome is a genus of freshwater snails with opercula, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Anentominae of the family Nassariidae, a family, almost all of the rest of which are marine.

<i>Naytia</i> Genus of gastropods

Naytia is a genus of brackish water snails, gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Nassariinae of the family Nassariidae.

Caesia is a genus of sea snails in the subfamily Nassariinae of the family Nassariidae.

Oligohalinophila is a genus of freshwater snails with opercula, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Anentominae of the family Nassariidae. It is one of few freshwater species in this family, which is a predominately marine family.

The Buccinanopsidae are a taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Adams (1867). "Descriptions of Six New Species of Shells, and Note on Opisthostoma de-Crespignii". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London , (1866): page 445-447. Plate 38, figure 8.
  2. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nassodonta H. Adams, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560402 on 2021-09-14
  3. 1 2 3 4 Strong, E. E., Galindo, L. A., & Kantor, Y. I. (2017). "Quid est Clea helena? Evidence for a previously unrecognized radiation of assassin snails (Gastropoda: Buccinoidea: Nassariidae)". PeerJ5: e3638. doi : 10.7717/peerj.3638.


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