AfReMaS taxon details
Nassarius Duméril, 1805
138235 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138235)
accepted
Genus
Hebra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 · unaccepted
Nassarius (Arcularia) Link, 1807 · unaccepted
Nassarius (Niotha) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nassarius (Zeuxis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 · unaccepted
Zeuxis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 · unaccepted
- Species Nassarius agapetus (R. B. Watson, 1882)
- Species Nassarius albescens (Dunker, 1846)
- Species Nassarius arcularia (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Nassarius babylonicus (R. B. Watson, 1882)
- Species Nassarius bicallosus (E. A. Smith, 1876)
- Species Nassarius capensis (Dunker, 1846)
- Species Nassarius castus (A. Gould, 1850)
- Species Nassarius cinctellus (A. Adams, 1852) (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, invalid; not Nassarius cinctellus Gould, 1850, no replacement name is available)
- Species Nassarius comptus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Species Nassarius concinnus (Powys, 1835)
- Species Nassarius conoidalis (Deshayes, 1833)
- Species Nassarius coronatus (Bruguière, 1789)
- Species Nassarius coronulus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Species Nassarius crematus (Hinds, 1844)
- Species Nassarius delicatus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Species Nassarius deshayesianus (Issel, 1865)
- Species Nassarius desmoulioides (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
- Species Nassarius distortus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Species Nassarius dorsatus (Röding, 1798)
- Species Nassarius echinatus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Species Nassarius eusulcatus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1902)
- Species Nassarius fenistratus (Marrat, 1877)
- Species Nassarius filmerae (G. B. Sowerby III, 1900)
- Species Nassarius filosus (Reeve, 1853)
- Species Nassarius fissilabris (A. Adams, 1852)
- Species Nassarius formosus (W. H. Turton, 1932)
- Species Nassarius fraudulentus (Marrat, 1877)
- Species Nassarius fretorum (Melvill & Standen, 1899)
- Species Nassarius fuscescens (Dautzenberg, 1912)
- Species Nassarius gaudiosus (Hinds, 1844)
- Species Nassarius gemmuliferus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Species Nassarius glans (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Nassarius globosus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
- Species Nassarius granifer (Kiener, 1834)
- Species Nassarius graphiterus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
- Species Nassarius gruneri (Dunker, 1846)
- Species Nassarius himeroessa (Melvill & Standen, 1903)
- Species Nassarius horridus (Dunker, 1847)
- Species Nassarius idyllius (Melvill & Standen, 1901)
- Species Nassarius kochianus (Dunker, 1846)
- Species Nassarius kraussianus (Dunker, 1846)
- Species Nassarius livescens (R. A. Philippi, 1849)
- Species Nassarius margaritifer (Dunker, 1847)
- Species Nassarius marratii (E. A. Smith, 1876)
- Species Nassarius micans (A. Adams, 1852)
- Species Nassarius multipunctatus (Schepman, 1911)
- Species Nassarius mundus (Sturany, 1900)
- Species Nassarius nakayamai (Habe, 1958)
- Species Nassarius natalensis (E. A. Smith, 1903)
- Species Nassarius niveus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Species Nassarius nodiferus (Powys, 1835)
- Species Nassarius noguchii (T. Habe, 1958)
- Species Nassarius novaezelandiae (Reeve, 1854)
- Species Nassarius olivaceus (Bruguière, 1789)
- Species Nassarius oneratus (Deshayes, 1863)
- Species Nassarius optimus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
- Species Nassarius pachychilus (Maltzan, 1884)
- Species Nassarius papillosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Nassarius plebejus (Thiele, 1925)
- Species Nassarius protrusidens (Melvill, 1918)
- Species Nassarius pullus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Nassarius pumilio (E. A. Smith, 1872)
- Species Nassarius pyramidalis (A. Adams, 1853)
- Species Nassarius quantulus (A. Gould, 1860)
- Species Nassarius reeveanus (Dunker, 1847)
- Species Nassarius seclusus (P. Fischer, 1891)
- Species Nassarius signatus (Dunker, 1847)
- Species Nassarius sinusigerus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Species Nassarius siquijorensis (A. Adams, 1852)
- Species Nassarius speciosus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Species Nassarius subspinosus (Lamarck, 1822)
- Species Nassarius subtranslucidus (E. A. Smith, 1903)
- Species Nassarius sufflatus (A. Gould, 1860)
- Species Nassarius thaumasius (Sturany, 1900)
- Species Nassarius tritoniformis (Kiener, 1841)
- Species Nassarius variciferus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Species Nassarius vidalensis (Barnard, 1959)
- Species Nassarius vinctus (Marrat, 1877)
- Species Nassarius webbei (Petit de la Saussaye, 1850)
- Species Nassarius wolffi (Knudsen, 1956)
- Subgenus Nassarius (Arcularia) Link, 1807 accepted as Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Subgenus Nassarius (Gussonea) Monterosato, 1912 accepted as Tritia Risso, 1826
- Subgenus Nassarius (Hima) [sic] accepted as Hinia Leach, 1847 accepted as Tritia Risso, 1826 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Subgenus Nassarius (Hinia) Leach, 1847 † accepted as Tritia Risso, 1826
- Species Nassarius (Hinia) reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Tritia reticulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subgenus Nassarius (Naytiopsis) Thiele, 1929 accepted as Tritia Risso, 1826
- Subgenus Nassarius (Niotha) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Nassarius Duméril, 1805 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Nassarius (Niotha) nodiferus (Powys, 1835) accepted as Nassarius nodiferus (Powys, 1835) (superseded combination)
- Subgenus Nassarius (Sphaeronassa) Locard, 1886 accepted as Tritia Risso, 1826
- Subgenus Nassarius (Zeuxis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Species Nassarius analogicus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) accepted as Nassarius vinctus (Marrat, 1877)
- Species Nassarius balteatus (Pease, 1869) accepted as Reticunassa balteata (Pease, 1869)
- Species Nassarius bourbonensis H. H. Kool, 2015 accepted as Nassarius seclusus (P. Fischer, 1891) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Nassarius caboverdensis (Rolán, 1984) accepted as Tritia caboverdensis (Rolán, 1984)
- Species Nassarius clathratus (Born, 1778) † accepted as Tritia clathrata (Born, 1778) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nassarius compta [sic] accepted as Nassarius comptus (A. Adams, 1852) (incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Nassarius denticulatus (A. Adams, 1852) accepted as Tritia denticulata (A. Adams, 1852)
- Species Nassarius elatus (A. Gould, 1845) accepted as Tritia elata (A. Gould, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nassarius erythraeus (Issel, 1869) accepted as Reticunassa erythraea (Issel, 1869)
- Species Nassarius fenestratus (Marrat, 1877) accepted as Nassarius fenistratus (Marrat, 1877) (incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Nassarius fischeri (Dautzenberg, 1912) accepted as Nassarius fuscescens (Dautzenberg, 1912)
- Species Nassarius gemmulatus (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Nassarius conoidalis (Deshayes, 1833)
- Species Nassarius glabratus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) accepted as Naytia glabrata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
- Species Nassarius goreensis (Maltzan, 1884) accepted as Tritia goreensis (Maltzan, 1884)
- Species Nassarius graniferus (Kiener, 1834) accepted as Nassarius granifer (Kiener, 1834) (wrong spelling of specific epithet)
- Species Nassarius granuliferus (Kiener, 1834) accepted as Nassarius graniferus (Kiener, 1834) accepted as Nassarius granifer (Kiener, 1834) (misspelling)
- Species Nassarius granum (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Tritia grana (Lamarck, 1822)
- Species Nassarius incrassatus (Strøm, 1768) accepted as Tritia incrassata (Strøm, 1768)
- Species Nassarius kieneri (Deshayes, 1863) accepted as Nassarius seclusus (P. Fischer, 1891)
- Species Nassarius luridus (A. Gould, 1850) accepted as Nassarius graphiterus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Nassarius margaritifera (Dunker, 1847) accepted as Nassarius margaritifer (Dunker, 1847) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Nassarius miga (Bruguière, 1789) accepted as Tritia miga (Bruguière, 1789)
- Species Nassarius monilis (Kiener, 1834) accepted as Nassarius distortus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Species Nassarius mucronata (A. Adams, 1852) accepted as Nassarius gaudiosus (Hinds, 1844)
- Species Nassarius mutabilis (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Tritia mutabilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Nassarius obliquus (Kiener, 1835) accepted as Nassarius glabratus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) accepted as Naytia glabrata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
- Species Nassarius pauper (A. Gould, 1850) accepted as Reticunassa paupera (A. Gould, 1850)
- Species Nassarius pauperus (A. Gould, 1850) accepted as Reticunassa paupera (A. Gould, 1850)
- Species Nassarius pfeifferi (R. A. Philippi, 1844) accepted as Tritia pfeifferi (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nassarius plebeculus (A. Gould, 1860) accepted as Reticunassa plebecula (A. Gould, 1860) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nassarius plicatellus (A. Adams, 1852) accepted as Nassarius niveus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Species Nassarius pygmaeus (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Tritia pygmaea (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Tritia varicosa (W. Turton, 1825)
- Species Nassarius reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Tritia reticulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Nassarius suturalis (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Nassarius glans (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Nassarius taenius (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Nassarius olivaceus (Bruguière, 1789)
- Species Nassarius tiarula (Kiener, 1841) accepted as Phrontis tiarula (Kiener, 1841)
- Species Nassarius trifasciatus (A. Adams, 1853) accepted as Nassarius vinctus (Marrat, 1877)
- Species Nassarius unicolor accepted as Buccinum unicolorum Kiener, 1834 accepted as Nassarius dorsatus (Röding, 1798) (incorrect subsequent spelling of Buccinum unicolorum)
- Species Nassarius weyersi (Craven, 1882) accepted as Nassarius pumilio (E. A. Smith, 1872)
- Species Nassarius crenulatus (Bruguière, 1789) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish
Duméril, A.M.C. (1805). Zoologie analytique, ou méthode naturelle de classification des animaux, rendue plus facile à l'aide de tableaux synoptiques. Paris, Allais. pp. i-xxxiii + 1-344 [imprint date 1806]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44011
page(s): 166 [details]
page(s): 166 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nassarius Duméril, 1805. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138235 on 2025-05-27
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025). African Register of Marine Species. Nassarius Duméril, 1805. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138235 on 2025-05-27
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original description
Duméril, A.M.C. (1805). Zoologie analytique, ou méthode naturelle de classification des animaux, rendue plus facile à l'aide de tableaux synoptiques. Paris, Allais. pp. i-xxxiii + 1-344 [imprint date 1806]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44011
page(s): 166 [details]
original description (of Nassarius (Arcularia) Link, 1807) Link, D. H. F. (1806-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adlers Erben. 1, pp. 1-50 [1806]; 2, pp. 51-100 [1807]; 3, pp. 101-165 [1807]; 4, pp. 1-30 [1807]; 5, pp. 1-38 [1808]; 6, pp. 1-38 [1808]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43301237 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors
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]
additional source Nazneen, S. & Begum, F. (1988). Hydrological studies of Lyari River. <em>Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research.</em> 31(1): 26-29.
page(s): 28; note: Unidentified species [details] Available for editors
subsequent type designation Froriep, L. F. von. (1806). <i>Duméril's analytische Zoologie</i>. Weimar. vi + 356 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51136146
page(s): 167; note: type species fixation [details]
page(s): 166 [details]
original description (of Nassarius (Arcularia) Link, 1807) Link, D. H. F. (1806-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adlers Erben. 1, pp. 1-50 [1806]; 2, pp. 51-100 [1807]; 3, pp. 101-165 [1807]; 4, pp. 1-30 [1807]; 5, pp. 1-38 [1808]; 6, pp. 1-38 [1808]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43301237 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors

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]
additional source Nazneen, S. & Begum, F. (1988). Hydrological studies of Lyari River. <em>Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research.</em> 31(1): 26-29.
page(s): 28; note: Unidentified species [details] Available for editors

subsequent type designation Froriep, L. F. von. (1806). <i>Duméril's analytische Zoologie</i>. Weimar. vi + 356 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51136146
page(s): 167; note: type species fixation [details]




To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Zeuxis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nassarius)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Hebra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853)
To Malacopics (Nassarius Duméril, 185)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nassarius)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Hebra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853)
To Malacopics (Nassarius Duméril, 185)
To ITIS
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