Nassarius oneratus

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

Nassarius oneratus
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. oneratus
Binomial name
Nassarius oneratus
(Deshayes, 1863)
Synonyms[1]
  • Nassa obliqua Pease, 1865
  • Nassa obliqua Rousseau, 1854
  • Nassa onerata Deshayes, 1863
  • Nassa onerato Deshayes, 1863
  • Nassarius (Plicarcularia) oneratus (Deshayes, 1863)

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.

References
  1. Nassarius oneratus (Deshayes, 1863). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 October 2012.
  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
  • Marais J.P. & Kilburn R.N. (2010) Nassariidae. pp. 138–173, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
  • "Nassarius (Plicarcularia) oneratus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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