WoRMS name details
Nassarius mutabilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
140508 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140508)
unaccepted
Species
Buccinum foliorum Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (synonym)
Buccinum gibbum Bruguière, 1789 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Buccinum inflatum Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
invalid: junior homonym of Buccinum inflatum Shaw, 1811
Buccinum jaspideum Link, 1807 · unaccepted (synonym)
Buccinum rufulum Kiener, 1834 · unaccepted (synonym)
Buccinum tessulatum Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (synonym)
Nassa ebenacea Gennari, 1866 · unaccepted (synonym)
Nassa gibba J. E. Gray, 1850 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nassa mediterranea Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (synonym)
Nassa mutabilis (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Nassa mutabilis var. curta Pallary, 1904 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Nassa...)
invalid: junior homonym of Nassa curta Gould, 1850
Nassa mutabilis var. fulva Pallary, 1900 · unaccepted
Nassa mutabilis var. minor Pallary, 1900 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Nassa...)
invalid: junior homonym of Nassa minor Weinkauff, 1868
Nassa mutabilis var. minuscula Pallary, 1900 · unaccepted
Nassa mutabilis var. procera Pallary, 1906 · unaccepted (synonym)
Nassa mutabilis var. senilis Pallary, 1910 · unaccepted
Sphaeronassa umbilicata Coen, 1933 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine
(of Buccinum mutabile Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 738 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 738 [details] Available for editors
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Nassarius mutabilis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140508 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Buccinum mutabile Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 738 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 738 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Galindo, L. A.; Puillandre, N.; Utge, J.; Lozouet, P.; Bouchet, P. (2016). The phylogeny and systematics of the Nassariidae revisited (Gastropoda, Buccinoidea). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 99: 337-353., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.03.019 [details] Available for editors [request]
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additional source
Cernohorsky, W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 14: i-iv, 1-356. [published 12 July 1984]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59858109 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | kërmilli kosh | [details] |
| English | mutable nassa | [details] |
| German | Wandelbare Reusenschnecke | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Χοντροκόφινο | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (220 publications) (from synonym Nassa mutabilis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Nassa mediterranea Risso, 1826)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Buccinum inflatum Lamarck, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Buccinum gibbum Bruguière, 1789)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 30 proteins) (from synonym Nassa mutabilis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Buccinum foliorum Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Buccinum inflatum Lamarck, 1822)
To PESI (from synonym Buccinum jaspideum Link, 1807)
To PESI (from synonym Buccinum rufulum Kiener, 1834)
To PESI (from synonym Buccinum tessulatum Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Nassa ebenacea Gennari, 1866)
To PESI (from synonym Nassa gibba J. E. Gray, 1850)
To PESI (from synonym Nassa mutabilis var. minor Pallary, 1900)
To PESI (from synonym Nassa mutabilis var. procera Pallary, 1906)
To PESI (from synonym Nassa mutabilis var. curta Pallary, 1904)
To PESI (from synonym Buccinum gibbum Bruguière, 1789)
To PESI (from synonym Nassa mediterranea Risso, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Sphaeronassa umbilicata Coen, 1933)
To PESI (from synonym Nassa mutabilis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Nassa mediterranea Risso, 1826)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Buccinum inflatum Lamarck, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Buccinum gibbum Bruguière, 1789)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 30 proteins) (from synonym Nassa mutabilis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Buccinum foliorum Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Buccinum inflatum Lamarck, 1822)
To PESI (from synonym Buccinum jaspideum Link, 1807)
To PESI (from synonym Buccinum rufulum Kiener, 1834)
To PESI (from synonym Buccinum tessulatum Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Nassa ebenacea Gennari, 1866)
To PESI (from synonym Nassa gibba J. E. Gray, 1850)
To PESI (from synonym Nassa mutabilis var. minor Pallary, 1900)
To PESI (from synonym Nassa mutabilis var. procera Pallary, 1906)
To PESI (from synonym Nassa mutabilis var. curta Pallary, 1904)
To PESI (from synonym Buccinum gibbum Bruguière, 1789)
To PESI (from synonym Nassa mediterranea Risso, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Sphaeronassa umbilicata Coen, 1933)
To PESI (from synonym Nassa mutabilis (Linnaeus, 1758))
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