''Nassaria'' is a

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s, marine

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s in the subfamily Tomliniinae of the

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Nassariidae The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (US), or dog whelks (UK) are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized snails, mostly marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. These snails have rounded shells with a high spire, an oval ap ...

.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nassaria Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205431 on 2021-09-02

Taxonomy

This genus was treated within family

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. It was moved to family

in 2016.Galindo, L. A., Puillandre, N., Utge, J., Lozouet, P., & Bouchet, P. (2016). "The phylogeny and systematics of the Nassariidae revisited (Gastropoda, Buccinoidea)". ''

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'' 99: 337-353.

Type species

The issue regarding type species of the genus ''Nassaria'' Link, 1807 is confusing. Cernohorsky (1981) and Fraussen (2006) assume “''Nassaria lyrata'' Link, 1807”. Considering other instances in Link (1807), this latter name is expected to represent a new combination for ''Buccinum lyratum'' Gmelin, 1791, not as a separately available new taxon. Link’s (1807) original reference reads “N. lyrata. L. G. p. 3494. M.C. 4, t. 122, f. 1122, 1123“ ��L.G.” stands for Linnaeus, Gmelin edition and M.C. For Martini & Chemnitz’s “Conchylien Cabinet” Nevertheless, as pointed out by Mörch (1862), MacNeil (1961), and others, the two cited references are inconsistent. Gmelin’s ''Buccinum lyratum'' is introduced on pp. 3494–3495, and currently considered as a synonym of ''

Boreotrophon clathratus ''Boreotrophon clathratus'', common name the clathrate trophon, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description The height of the shell is in exceess of . The fusifo ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1767) whereas the reference to Martini & Chemnitz (1780), vol. 4, t. 122, f. 1122, 1123 matches '' Buccinum album'' Gmelin, 1791, described on page 3495 with reference to the same figures. The vernacular name “Fischreuseschnecken” (a German translation of Nassa snails) used by Link matches “Fischreuse” used by Martini & Chemnitz for f. 1122, 1123, indicating that the latter was the species really intended. This is the rationale for the current interpretation, where ''Nassaria lyrata'' Link, 1807 is considered an available name based on Martini & Chemnitz f. 1122, 1123 and objective junior synonym of Buccinum album Gmelin, 1791.

Description

The shell is ovately fusiform. The

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is acuminated. The

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s are longitudinally ribbed and cancellated. The

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ends anteriorly in a long recurved

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. The inner

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is thin, circumscribed and transversely corrugately plicated. The outer lip is grooved internally.

Species

Species within the genus ''Nassaria'' include: * '' Nassaria acuminata'' (Reeve, 1881) * '' Nassaria acutispirata'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1913) * '' Nassaria amboynensis'' Watson, 1881 * ''

Nassaria bitubercularis ''Nassaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Tomliniinae of the family Nassariidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nassaria Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://ww ...

''(A. Adams, 1851) * ''

Nassaria bombax ''Nassaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Tomliniinae of the family Nassariidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nassaria Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://ww ...

'' Cernohorsky, 1981 * ''

Nassaria callomoni ''Nassaria callomoni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (US), or dog whelks (UK) are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized snails, mostly marine gastr ...

'' Poppe, Tagaro & Fraussen, 2008 * ''

Nassaria corollaria ''Nassaria corollaria'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae. Description The length of the shell attains 26.6 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off Tanimbar The Tanimbar Islands ( ...

'' Fraussen, 2006 * ''

Nassaria coromandelica ''Nassaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Tomliniinae of the family Nassariidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nassaria Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://ww ...

'' E.A.Smith, 1894 * † ''

Nassaria dijki ''Nassaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Tomliniinae of the family Nassariidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nassaria Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://ww ...

'' (K. Martin, 1884) * ''

Nassaria exquisita ''Nassaria exquisita'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (US), or dog whelks (UK) are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized snails, mostly marine gastr ...

'' Fraussen & Poppe, 2007 * ''

Nassaria fibula ''Nassaria fibula'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae. Description The length of the shell attains 24.8 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs in the East China Sea The East China ...

'' Fraussen & Stahlschmidt, 2008 * ''

Nassaria gracilis ''Nassaria gracilis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (US), or dog whelks (UK) are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized snails, mostly marine gastro ...

'' G.B. Sowerby III, 1902 * ''

Nassaria gyroscopoides ''Nassaria gyroscopoides'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (US), or dog whelks (UK) are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized snails, mostly marine g ...

'' Fraussen & Poppe, 2007 * † ''

Nassaria incerta ''Nassaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Tomliniinae of the family Nassariidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nassaria Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://ww ...

'' (L. C. King, 1933) * '' Nassaria incisa'' Fraussen, 2006 * '' Nassaria intacta'' Fraussen, 2006 * '' Nassaria laevior'' E.A. Smith, 1899 * '' Nassaria magnifica'' Lischke, 1871 * '' Nassaria miriamae'' (Dell, 1967) * '' Nassaria moosai'' Fraussen, 2006 *'' Nassaria nassoides'' (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834) * '' Nassaria nebulonis'' Fraussen, Dharma & Stahlschmidt, 2009 * '' Nassaria okinavia'' (Mac Neil, 1960) * '' Nassaria perlata'' Poppe & Fraussen, 2004 * '' Nassaria problematica'' (Iredale, 1936) * '' Nassaria pusilla'' (Röding, 1798) * '' Nassaria recurva'' G.B. Sowerby II, 1859 * '' Nassaria rickardi'' (Ladd, 1977) * '' Nassaria sinensis'' G.B. Sowerby II, 1859 * '' Nassaria solida'' Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961 * '' Nassaria spinigera'' (Hayashi & Habe, 1965) * '' Nassaria tarta'' Fraussen, 2006 * '' Nassaria teres'' Martens, 1902 * '' Nassaria termesoides'' Fraussen, 2006 * '' Nassaria thalassomeli'' Fraussen & Poppe, 2007 * '' Nassaria thesaura'' Fraussen & Poppe, 2007 * '' Nassaria turbinata'' (Kuroda, 1961) * '' Nassaria varicosa'' S.-Q. Zhang & S.-P. Zhang, 2014 * '' Nassaria vermeiji'' Fraussen & Stahlschmidt, 2015 * '' Nassaria visayensis'' Fraussen & Poppe, 2007 * '' Nassaria wallacei'' Fraussen, 2006 * † '' Nassaria wanneri'' (Tesch in Wanner, 1915) ;Species brought into synonymy : * ''Nassaria auritula'' Link, 1807: synonym of ''

Gemophos auritulus ''Gemophos auritulus'', the common cantharus or gaudy cantharus, is a species of sea snail in the family Pisaniidae. Description The length of the shell varies between 19 mm and 35 mm. The ovate shell is thick, solid and bi-conical. ...

'' (Link, 1807) * ''Nassaria bushii'' Dall, 1889: synonym of '' Nassarina bushiae'' (Dall, 1889) * ''Nassaria cirsiumoides'' Fraussen, 2004: synonym of '' Phaenomenella cirsiumoides'' (Fraussen, 2004) * ''Nassaria columbellata'' Dall, 1889: synonym of '' Metulella columbellata'' (Dall, 1889) * ''Nassaria kampyla'' Watson, 1885: synonym of '' Sassia kampyla'' (Watson, 1885) * ''Nassaria laevier'' ic synonym of ''Nassaria laevior'' E. A. Smith, 1899 * ''Nassaria lyrata'' Link, 1807: synonym of '' Nassaria pusilla'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Nassaria mordica'' Hedley, 1909 : synonym of '' Orania fischeriana'' (Tapparone-Canefri, 1882) * ''Nassaria multiplicata'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1859: synonym of ''Nassaria pusilla'' (Röding, 1798)

References

* MacNeil F. S. (1961 1960" Tertiary and Quaternary Gastropoda of Okinawa. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 339: iv + 148 pp., 21 pls. * Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp

External links

Link D.H.F. (1807-1808) Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. 1 Abt. [Part 1], pp. 1–50; 2 Abt. [Part 2], pp. 51–100; 3 Abt. [Part 3], pp. 101–165; Abt. 4 [Part 4], pp. 1–30; Abt. 5 [Part 5], pp. 1–38 [1808]; Abt. 6 [Part 6], pp. 1–38 [1808] Rostock, Adlers Erben

Dall, W. H. (1916). Prodrome of a revision of the chrysodomoid whelks of the boreal and arctic regions. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 29: 7-8.

Adams, A. (1855). Descriptions of new genera and species of gasteropodous Mollusca. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1853) 21: 182-186

Iredale, T. (1936). Australian molluscan notes, no. 2. Records of the Australian Museum. 19(5): 267-340, pls 20-24

Mörch, O. A. L. (1863). On the genera of Mollusca established by H.F. Link in the Catalogue of the Rostock Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1862: 226-228

Galindo, L. A.; Puillandre, N.; Utge, J.; Lozouet, P.; Bouchet, P. (2016). The phylogeny and systematics of the Nassariidae revisited (Gastropoda, Buccinoidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 99: 337-353

Eames, F. E. (1952). A contribution to the study of the Eocene in Western Pakistan and Western India C. The description of the Scaphopoda and Gastropoda from standard sections in the Rakhi Nala and Zinda Pir areas of the western Punjab and in the Kohat District. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences. 236 (631): 1-168, pl. 1-6.
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