Nassarius gayii

Nassarius gayii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Nassarius gayii
Apertural view of a shell of Nassarius gayii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Nassariidae
Subfamily:
Nassariinae
Genus:
Nassarius
Species:
N. gayii
Binomial name
Nassarius gayii
(Kiener, 1834)
Synonyms
  • Buccinum gayii Kiener, 1834 (original combination)
  • Buccinum taeniolatum Philippi, 1845 (uncertain synonym)
  • Nassa flammulata Preston, 1909
  • Nassa nevilliana Preston, 1906
  • Nassa rubricata Gould, 1850
  • Nassarius taeniolatus (Philippi, 1845)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 14 mm and 17 mm.

The small, pretty thick shell is elongated and conical. It is formed of six distinct, slightly convex whorls. The surface of the upper whorls appears to be shagreened by very small tubercles, formed by a multitude of very approximate longitudinal folds and transverse striae. Upon the lowest whorls the longitudinal folds disappear, and the transverse striae, on the contrary, become more apparent. The simple suture is accompanied by a small, very narrow scaffolding, formed by a row of granulations, a little larger, and like papillae. The whitish aperture is subrotund. The outer lip is smooth at its edge, and striated internally. The columella is arcuated and smooth. The general color of this shell is of a uniform red brown.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Peru to the Strait of Magellan

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Nassarius gayii (Kiener, 1834). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560213 on 2016-05-12
  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 gayii)
  • H.B. Preston, 1906 On four new species of marine shell probably from Ceylon; Proceedings of the Malcological Society of London vol. VII, 1906–1907
  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.
  • "Nassarius (Nassarius) gayii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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