Sassia nassariformis

Sassia nassariformis
	Shell of Sassia nassariformis (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cymatiidae
Genus:	Sassia
Species:	S. nassariformis
Binomial name
	Sassia nassariformis; (G.B. Sowerby III, 1902)
Synonyms
	Argobuccinum (Cymatiella) nassariforme(G. B. Sowerby III, 1902) (superseded combination); Lotorium nassariformisG.B. Sowerby III, 1902;

Last updated October 13, 2025

Sassia nassariformis is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Mozambique Channel.

References

1 2 Sassia nassariformis (G.B. Sowerby III, 1902) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.

Steyn, D.G & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. Pp. i–vi, 1–289.

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Sassia nassariformis (G.B. Sowerby III, 1902) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.

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Sassia nassariformis

Shell of Sassia nassariformis (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cymatiidae
Genus:	Sassia
Species:	S. nassariformis
Binomial name
*Sassia nassariformis* (G.B. Sowerby III, 1902)
Synonyms ^[1]
Argobuccinum (Cymatiella) nassariforme(G. B. Sowerby III, 1902) (superseded combination) Lotorium nassariformisG.B. Sowerby III, 1902