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Nassarius Duméril, 1805

138235  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138235)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Neogastropoda (Order)
  7. Buccinoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Nassariidae (Family)
  9. Nassariinae (Subfamily)
  10. Nassarius (Genus)
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Genus
Nassarius (Arcularia) Link, 1807 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nassarius (Niotha) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nassarius (Zeuxis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Zeuxis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Nassarius agapetus (R. B. Watson, 1882)
  2. Species Nassarius albescens (Dunker, 1846)
  3. Species Nassarius arcularia (Linnaeus, 1758)
  4. Species Nassarius babylonicus (R. B. Watson, 1882)
  5. Species Nassarius bicallosus (E. A. Smith, 1876)
  6. Species Nassarius capensis (Dunker, 1846)
  7. Species Nassarius castus (A. A. Gould, 1850)
  8. Species Nassarius cinctellus (A. Adams, 1852) (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, invalid; not Nassarius cinctellus Gould, 1850, no replacement name is available)
  9. Species Nassarius comptus (A. Adams, 1852)
  10. Species Nassarius concinnus (Powys, 1835)
  11. Species Nassarius conoidalis (Deshayes, 1833)
  12. Species Nassarius coronatus (Bruguière, 1789)
  13. Species Nassarius coronulus (A. Adams, 1852)
  14. Species Nassarius crematus (Hinds, 1844)
  15. Species Nassarius delicatus (A. Adams, 1852)
  16. Species Nassarius deshayesianus (Issel, 1865)
  17. Species Nassarius desmoulioides (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
  18. Species Nassarius distortus (A. Adams, 1852)
  19. Species Nassarius dorsatus (Röding, 1798)
  20. Species Nassarius echinatus (A. Adams, 1852)
  21. Species Nassarius eusulcatus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1902)
  22. Species Nassarius fenistratus (Marrat, 1877)
  23. Species Nassarius filmerae (G. B. Sowerby III, 1900)
  24. Species Nassarius filosus (Reeve, 1853)
  25. Species Nassarius fissilabris (A. Adams, 1852)
  26. Species Nassarius formosus (W. H. Turton, 1932)
  27. Species Nassarius fraudulentus (Marrat, 1877)
  28. Species Nassarius fretorum (Melvill & Standen, 1899)
  29. Species Nassarius fuscescens (Dautzenberg, 1912)
  30. Species Nassarius gaudiosus (Hinds, 1844)
  31. Species Nassarius gemmuliferus (A. Adams, 1852)
  32. Species Nassarius glans (Linnaeus, 1758)
  33. Species Nassarius globosus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  34. Species Nassarius granifer (Kiener, 1834)
  35. Species Nassarius graphiterus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
  36. Species Nassarius gruneri (Dunker, 1846)
  37. Species Nassarius himeroessa (Melvill & Standen, 1903)
  38. Species Nassarius horridus (Dunker, 1847)
  39. Species Nassarius idyllius (Melvill & Standen, 1901)
  40. Species Nassarius kochianus (Dunker, 1846)
  41. Species Nassarius kraussianus (Dunker, 1846)
  42. Species Nassarius livescens (R. A. Philippi, 1849)
  43. Species Nassarius margaritifer (Dunker, 1847)
  44. Species Nassarius marratii (E. A. Smith, 1876)
  45. Species Nassarius micans (A. Adams, 1852)
  46. Species Nassarius multipunctatus (Schepman, 1911)
  47. Species Nassarius mundus (Sturany, 1900)
  48. Species Nassarius nakayamai (T. Habe, 1958)
  49. Species Nassarius natalensis (E. A. Smith, 1903)
  50. Species Nassarius niveus (A. Adams, 1852)
  51. Species Nassarius nodiferus (Powys, 1835)
  52. Species Nassarius noguchii (T. Habe, 1958)
  53. Species Nassarius novaezelandiae (Reeve, 1854)
  54. Species Nassarius olivaceus (Bruguière, 1789)
  55. Species Nassarius oneratus (Deshayes, 1863)
  56. Species Nassarius optimus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
  57. Species Nassarius pachychilus (Maltzan, 1884)
  58. Species Nassarius papillosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  59. Species Nassarius plebejus (Thiele, 1925)
  60. Species Nassarius protrusidens (Melvill, 1918)
  61. Species Nassarius pullus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  62. Species Nassarius pumilio (E. A. Smith, 1872)
  63. Species Nassarius pyramidalis (A. Adams, 1853)
  64. Species Nassarius quantulus (A. A. Gould, 1860)
  65. Species Nassarius reeveanus (Dunker, 1847)
  66. Species Nassarius seclusus (P. Fischer, 1891)
  67. Species Nassarius signatus (Dunker, 1847)
  68. Species Nassarius sinusigerus (A. Adams, 1852)
  69. Species Nassarius siquijorensis (A. Adams, 1852)
  70. Species Nassarius speciosus (A. Adams, 1852)
  71. Species Nassarius subspinosus (Lamarck, 1822)
  72. Species Nassarius subtranslucidus (E. A. Smith, 1903)
  73. Species Nassarius sufflatus (A. A. Gould, 1860)
  74. Species Nassarius thaumasius (Sturany, 1900)
  75. Species Nassarius tritoniformis (Kiener, 1841)
  76. Species Nassarius variciferus (A. Adams, 1852)
  77. Species Nassarius vidalensis (Barnard, 1959)
  78. Species Nassarius vinctus (Marrat, 1877)
  79. Species Nassarius webbei (Petit de la Saussaye, 1850)
  80. Species Nassarius wolffi (Knudsen, 1956)
  81. Species Nassarius crenulatus (Bruguière, 1789) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  82. Subgenus Nassarius (Arcularia) Link, 1807 accepted as Nassarius Duméril, 1805 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Subgenus Nassarius (Gussonea) Monterosato, 1912 accepted as Tritia Risso, 1826 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      1. Subgenus Nassarius (Hima) [sic] accepted as Hinia Leach, 1847 accepted as Tritia Risso, 1826 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
        1. Subgenus Nassarius (Hinia) Leach, 1847 † accepted as Tritia Risso, 1826 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
          1. Species Nassarius (Hinia) reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Tritia reticulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
        2. Subgenus Nassarius (Naytiopsis) Thiele, 1929 accepted as Tritia Risso, 1826 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
        3. Subgenus Nassarius (Niotha) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Nassarius Duméril, 1805 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
          1. Species Nassarius (Niotha) nodiferus (Powys, 1835) accepted as Nassarius nodiferus (Powys, 1835) (superseded combination)
        4. Subgenus Nassarius (Sphaeronassa) Locard, 1886 accepted as Tritia Risso, 1826 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
        5. Subgenus Nassarius (Zeuxis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Nassarius Duméril, 1805 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
          1. Species Nassarius analogicus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) accepted as Nassarius vinctus (Marrat, 1877)
          2. Species Nassarius balteatus (Pease, 1869) accepted as Reticunassa balteata (Pease, 1869)
          3. Species Nassarius bourbonensis H. H. Kool, 2015 accepted as Nassarius seclusus (P. Fischer, 1891) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
          4. Species Nassarius caboverdensis (Rolán, 1984) accepted as Tritia caboverdensis (Rolán, 1984)
          5. Species Nassarius clathratus (Born, 1778) † accepted as Tritia clathrata (Born, 1778) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          6. Species Nassarius compta [sic] accepted as Nassarius comptus (A. Adams, 1852) (incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
          7. Species Nassarius denticulatus (A. Adams, 1852) accepted as Tritia denticulata (A. Adams, 1852)
          8. Species Nassarius elatus (A. A. Gould, 1845) accepted as Tritia elata (A. A. Gould, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          9. Species Nassarius erythraeus (Issel, 1869) accepted as Reticunassa erythraea (Issel, 1869)
          10. Species Nassarius fenestratus (Marrat, 1877) accepted as Nassarius fenistratus (Marrat, 1877) (incorrect subsequent spelling)
          11. Species Nassarius fischeri (Dautzenberg, 1912) accepted as Nassarius fuscescens (Dautzenberg, 1912)
          12. Species Nassarius gemmulatus (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Nassarius conoidalis (Deshayes, 1833)
          13. Species Nassarius glabratus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) accepted as Naytia glabrata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
          14. Species Nassarius goreensis (Maltzan, 1884) accepted as Tritia goreensis (Maltzan, 1884)
          15. Species Nassarius graniferus (Kiener, 1834) accepted as Nassarius granifer (Kiener, 1834) (wrong spelling of specific epithet)
          16. Species Nassarius granuliferus (Kiener, 1834) accepted as Nassarius graniferus (Kiener, 1834) accepted as Nassarius granifer (Kiener, 1834) (misspelling)
          17. Species Nassarius granum (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Tritia grana (Lamarck, 1822)
          18. Species Nassarius incrassatus (Strøm, 1768) accepted as Tritia incrassata (Strøm, 1768)
          19. Species Nassarius kieneri (Deshayes, 1863) accepted as Nassarius seclusus (P. Fischer, 1891)
          20. Species Nassarius luridus (A. A. Gould, 1850) accepted as Nassarius graphiterus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) (junior subjective synonym)
          21. Species Nassarius margaritifera (Dunker, 1847) accepted as Nassarius margaritifer (Dunker, 1847) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
          22. Species Nassarius miga (Bruguière, 1789) accepted as Tritia miga (Bruguière, 1789)
          23. Species Nassarius monilis (Kiener, 1834) accepted as Nassarius distortus (A. Adams, 1852)
          24. Species Nassarius mucronata (A. Adams, 1852) accepted as Nassarius gaudiosus (Hinds, 1844)
          25. Species Nassarius mutabilis (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Tritia mutabilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
          26. Species Nassarius obliquus (Kiener, 1835) accepted as Nassarius glabratus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) accepted as Naytia glabrata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
          27. Species Nassarius pauper (A. A. Gould, 1850) accepted as Reticunassa paupera (A. A. Gould, 1850)
          28. Species Nassarius pauperus (A. A. Gould, 1850) accepted as Reticunassa paupera (A. A. Gould, 1850)
          29. Species Nassarius pfeifferi (R. A. Philippi, 1844) accepted as Tritia pfeifferi (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          30. Species Nassarius plebeculus (A. A. Gould, 1860) accepted as Reticunassa plebecula (A. A. Gould, 1860) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          31. Species Nassarius plicatellus (A. Adams, 1852) accepted as Nassarius niveus (A. Adams, 1852)
          32. Species Nassarius pygmaeus (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Tritia pygmaea (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Tritia varicosa (W. Turton, 1825)
          33. Species Nassarius reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Tritia reticulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
          34. Species Nassarius suturalis (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Nassarius glans (Linnaeus, 1758)
          35. Species Nassarius taenius (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Nassarius olivaceus (Bruguière, 1789)
          36. Species Nassarius tiarula (Kiener, 1841) accepted as Phrontis tiarula (Kiener, 1841)
          37. Species Nassarius trifasciatus (A. Adams, 1853) accepted as Nassarius vinctus (Marrat, 1877)
          38. Species Nassarius unicolor accepted as Buccinum unicolorum Kiener, 1834 accepted as Nassarius dorsatus (Röding, 1798) (incorrect subsequent spelling of Buccinum unicolorum)
          39. Species Nassarius weyersi (Craven, 1882) accepted as Nassarius pumilio (E. A. Smith, 1872)
          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] 
          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 2026-04-18
          Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Nassarius Duméril, 1805. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138235 on 2026-04-18
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          2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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          Gofas, Serge
          2006-03-21 08:10:26Z
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          Wambiji, Nina
          2010-08-31 11:15:41Z
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          Bouchet, Philippe
          2010-12-03 22:31:45Z
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          Bouchet, Philippe
          2010-12-08 19:39:29Z
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          Gofas, Serge
          2011-02-24 13:40:56Z
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          Tran, Bastien
          2011-04-01 09:31:44Z
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          Bouchet, Philippe
          2014-02-14 09:28:27Z
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          Bouchet, Philippe
          2014-10-29 20:20:17Z
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          Bouchet, Philippe
          2015-10-26 14:24:06Z
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          Bouchet, Philippe

          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, Rostock; 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] OpenAccess publication

          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  PDF available

          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] 
          		 
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          To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nassarius) 
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