Species Identification: Find Species

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Buccinanops cochlidium		Western Atlantic.	9.1 DL	1817
Buccinanops deformis		Western Atlantic.	5.1 DL	1832
Buccinanops duartei		Western Atlantic.	3.1 DL	1961
Buccinanops globulosus		Western Atlantic.	4.7 DL	1834
Buccinanops monilifer		Western Atlantic.	4 DL	1834
Buccinanops paytensis		Atlantic Ocean.	5.5 DL	1834
Buccinanops uruguayensis		Western Atlantic.	3.1 DL	1897
Bullia callosa	Callused Bullia	Eastern Atlantic		1828
Bullia mauritiana	Mauritius Bullia	Western Indian Ocean		1839
Bullia persica		Western Indian Ocean		1878
Bullia rhodostoma	Smooth plough shell	Southeast Atlantic		1847
Bullia tranquebarica		Western Indian Ocean		1798
Cyclope neritea		Mediterranean Sea.		1758
Cyclope pellucida		Mediterranean Sea.		1826
Cyllene pulchella		Western Central Pacific	1.5 ShH	1851
Cyllene sibogae		Western Central Pacific		1911
Demoulia obtusata		Mediterranean Sea.		1807
Dorsanum miran	Miran Bullia	Eastern Atlantic.		1789
Hebra horrida	Horrid nassa	Western Central Pacific		1847
Hebra subspinosa		Western Central Pacific		1822
Ilyanassa obsoleta	Eastern mudsnail	Eastern Pacific and Weste	3.8 DL	1822
Ilyanassa trivittata	Threeline mudsnail	Northwest Atlantic Ocean.	2.5 DL	1822
Nassarius abyssicola		Eastern Central Pacific		1852
Nassarius accuminatus		Western Pacific.	3.5 SHL	1880
Nassarius acuticostus		Western Central Pacific		1864
Nassarius acutus	Sharp nassa	Eastern Central Pacific a	1.5 DL	1822
Nassarius agapetus		Western Central Pacific		1882
Nassarius albescens	Whitish nassa	Indo-West Pacific.		1846
Nassarius albomaculatus		Southeast Pacific		1980
Nassarius albus	White nassa	Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL	1826
Nassarius alfuricus		Western Central Pacific		1927
Nassarius angulicostis		Western Central Pacific		1932
Nassarius antillarum	Antilles nassa	Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL	1842
Nassarius arcularia	Cake nassa	Indo-Pacific and the Medi	4 SHL	1758
Nassarius arewarensis		Indo-Pacific and the Medi		2020
Nassarius babylonicus		Western Central Pacific		1882
Nassarius beatus		Western Central Pacific		1860
Nassarius bifarius		Western Central Pacific		1873
Nassarius bimaculosus		Western Central Pacific		1852
Nassarius burchardi		Western Central Pacific		1849
Nassarius caelatus		Western Pacific		1852
Nassarius callospira		Western Central Pacific		1852
Nassarius camelus		Western Central Pacific		1897
Nassarius canaliculatus		Western Central Pacific		1822
Nassarius candei		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL	1847
Nassarius candens		Eastern Central Pacific		1844
Nassarius candidissimus		Western Central Atlantic	1.1 DL	1845
Nassarius capillaris		Western Atlantic.	1.3 DL	1882
Nassarius castus		Indo-West Pacific		1835
Nassarius catallus		Southeast Pacific		1908
Nassarius celebensis		Western Central Pacific		1911
Nassarius cernohorskyi		Eastern Central Pacific		2005
Nassarius cerritensis		Eastern Central Pacific		1903
Nassarius cinctellus		Western Central Pacific a	1.3 DL	1850
Nassarius cinnamomeus		Western Central Pacific		1852
Nassarius circumcinctus		Mediterranean Sea.		1852
Nassarius clarus		Eastern Indian Ocean		1877
Nassarius compertus		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL	1990
Nassarius comptus		Western Central Pacific		1852
Nassarius comtessei		Western Central Pacific		1929
Nassarius concinnus	Neat nassa	Indo-West Pacific.		1835
Nassarius conoidalis	Cone-shaped nassa	Western Pacific	3 ShH	1832
Nassarius consensus	Striate nassa	Western Central Atlantic.	1.5 DL	1861
Nassarius coralligenus		Mediterranean Sea.		1900
Nassarius corniculum		Mediterranean Sea.		1792
Nassarius corniculus		Mediterranean Sea.		1792
Nassarius coronatus	Coronate nassa	Indo-West Pacific	3.5 ShH	1789
Nassarius crebricostatus		Eastern Central Pacific		1911
Nassarius crematus	Burned nassa	Indo-Pacific	4 SHL	1844
Nassarius crenoliratus		Western Central Pacific	1.5 ShH	1852
Nassarius crenulicostatus		Central Pacific		1969
Nassarius cuvierii		Mediterranean Sea.		1826
Nassarius deepakaptei		Mediterranean Sea.		2021
Nassarius delicatus		Western Central Pacific		1852
Nassarius delosi		Western Central Pacific		1946
Nassarius denticulatus		Mediterranean Sea.		1852
Nassarius dentifer		Southeast Pacific		1835
Nassarius deshayesianus		Western Indian Ocean		1866
Nassarius dijki		Eastern Central Pacific		1895
Nassarius disparilis		Western Central Pacific		1903
Nassarius distortus	Necklace nassa	Western Central Pacific	3.5 ShH	1852
Nassarius dorsatus	Unicolour dog whelk	Indo-West Pacific	4.5 ShH	1798
Nassarius echinatus		Western Central Pacific		1852
Nassarius ecstilbus		Western Central Pacific		1896
Nassarius elatus	Nassa snail	Mediterranean Sea.		1845
Nassarius elegans		Western Central Pacific		1834
Nassarius elegantissimus	Elegant nassa	Western Central Pacific		1969
Nassarius emilyae		Western Indian Ocean		1994
Nassarius euglyptus		Western Central Pacific		1914
Nassarius excellens		Western Central Pacific	1.7 ShH	1961
Nassarius eximius		Western Central Pacific		1872
Nassarius fissilabris		Western Central Pacific		1852
Nassarius fossatus	Channeled nassa	Eastern Pacific		1850
Nassarius fragum		Western Central Pacific		1854
Nassarius fraterculus	Japanese nassa	Eastern Pacific		1860
Nassarius fraudulentus		Central Pacific.		1877
Nassarius frederici		Western Indian Ocean		1901
Nassarius fretorum		Western Central Pacific	1.2 ShH	1918
Nassarius fuscolineatus		Western Central Pacific		1875
Nassarius gallegosi		Western Central Pacific		1937
Nassarius gaudiosus	Gaudy nassa	Pacific Ocean and Malaya.		1844
Nassarius gayii	Scavenger whelk	Southeast Pacific		1834
Nassarius gemmuliferus		Western Indian Ocean.		1852
Nassarius gerstenbrandti		Western Central Pacific		1908
Nassarius gibbosulus		Mediterranean Sea.		1758
Nassarius glans	Glans nassa	Indo-Pacific.	5.5 SHL	1758
Nassarius globosus	Globose nassa	Western Central Pacific		1833
Nassarius graniferus	Granulated nassa	Central Pacific.		1834
Nassarius granum		Mediterranean Sea.		1822
Nassarius gregarius		Northwest Pacific		1928
Nassarius gruneri		Western Central Pacific		1846
Nassarius guaymasensis		Western Central Pacific		1932
Nassarius haldemanni		Central Pacific.		1847
Nassarius hepaticus		Western Pacific		1799
Nassarius herosae		Eastern Central Pacific		2005
Nassarius heynemanni		Mediterranean Sea.		1884
Nassarius himeroessa		Western Indian Ocean		1903
Nassarius hirasei		Western Central Pacific		1952
Nassarius hirtus		Eastern Central Pacific		1834
Nassarius hotessieri	Miniature nassa	Western Atlantic Ocean.		1845
Nassarius hotessierianus		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL	1842
Nassarius howardae		Western Atlantic.		1958
Nassarius humboldti		Western Atlantic.		2022
Nassarius incrassatus	Thick lipped dog whelk	Northeast Atlantic, Arcti		1768
Nassarius insculptus	Smooth Western nassa	East Pacific.		1864
Nassarius iodes		East Pacific.		1917
Nassarius jacksonianus	Mud whelk	Western Central Pacific		1833
Nassarius jactabundus		Western Indian Ocean		1906
Nassarius javanus		Western Central Pacific		1891
Nassarius johni		Mediterranean Sea.		1889
Nassarius kaicherae		Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL	1988
Nassarius karinae		Western Atlantic.	1 DL	1971
Nassarius kiiensis		Western Central Pacific		1959
Nassarius kirstenae		Western Central Pacific		2021
Nassarius leptospirus		Western Central Pacific		1852
Nassarius lima		Mediterranean Sea.		1817
Nassarius limacinus		Mediterranean Sea.		1917
Nassarius limnaeiformis		Western Central Pacific.	2.5 ShH	1847
Nassarius livescens	Nassa mud shell	Indo-West Pacific. Tropi	2.5 ShH	1849
Nassarius lochi		Western Central Pacific		1996
Nassarius louisi		Mediterranean Sea.		1912
Nassarius luridus	Nassarius sea snail	Western Central Pacific.		1850
Nassarius luteostoma		Western Central Pacific.		1829
Nassarius macrocephala		Western Central Pacific		1911
Nassarius mamillatus		Western Central Pacific		1907
Nassarius marganitifer		Western Central Pacific		1847
Nassarius margaritifer		Western Central Pacific		1847
Nassarius margaritiferus	Margarite nassa	Western Central Pacific	3 ShH	1847
Nassarius marmoreus	Marbled nassa	Western Indian Ocean		1852
Nassarius mendicus	Lean Western nassa	Eastern Pacific		1850
Nassarius micans		Western Central Pacific		1852
Nassarius miser		Western Central Pacific		1908
Nassarius moestus		Western Central Pacific		1844
Nassarius multicostatus		Western Central Pacific		1852
Nassarius multigranosus		Western Central Pacific		1847
Nassarius multipunctatus		Western Central Pacific		1911
Nassarius multivocus		Western Central Pacific		2008
Nassarius nanus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius ngocthachi		Western Central Pacific		2021
Nassarius nitidus		Northeast Atlantic and th		1867
Nassarius nodiferus		Pacific Ocean.		1835
Nassarius ofeliae		Pacific Ocean.		2021
Nassarius olivaceus	Olivaceous nassa	Western Central Pacific	4 ShH	1789
Nassarius olomea		Eastern Central Pacific		1979
Nassarius onchodes		Eastern Central Pacific		1917
Nassarius oneratus	Loaded nassa	Western Central Pacific		1863
Nassarius ovoidea		Western Central Pacific		1911
Nassarius pagodus		Western Central Pacific		1844
Nassarius papillosus	Pimpled basket shell	Indo-Pacific.		1758
Nassarius paucicostatus		Western Central Atlantic.	1.2 DL	1877
Nassarius pernitidus		Western Atlantic.	1.8 DL	1889
Nassarius perpinguis	Fat Western nassa	Eastern Pacific		1844
Nassarius persicus		Western Indian Ocean.		1874
Nassarius pfeifferi		Mediterranean Sea.		1844
Nassarius politus		Western Central Pacific		1880
Nassarius polygonatus	Black-spot nassa	Western Atlantic.	1.6 DL	1822
Nassarius poupini		Eastern Central Pacific		1992
Nassarius protrusidens		Central Pacific		1918
Nassarius pseudoconcinnus		Western Central Pacific		1895
Nassarius pullus	Black nassa	Northwest and Western Cen	2.5 ShH	1758
Nassarius pulvinaris		Western Central Pacific		1881
Nassarius pupinoides		Western Central Pacific		1853
Nassarius pygmaeus		Northeast Atlantic and th		1822
Nassarius quadrasi	Spiny dog whelk	Western Central Pacific		1904
Nassarius recidivus		Mediterranean Sea.		1876
Nassarius reeveanus		Pacific Ocean		1847
Nassarius rehderi		Eastern Central Pacific		1980
Nassarius reticulatus	Netted dog-whelk	Northeast Atlantic and th		1758
Nassarius rhinetes	California nassa	East Pacific.		1953
Nassarius robustus		Mediterranean Sea.		1890
Nassarius samiae		Western Central Pacific		2007
Nassarius sanctaehelenae		Eastern Atlantic.	1.0 DL	1852
Nassarius scalaris		Pacific Ocean.		1852
Nassarius scissuratus		Western Atlantic	1.5 DL	1889
Nassarius semisulcatus		Western Central Pacific		1854
Nassarius shacklefordi		Eastern Central Pacific		1896
Nassarius shaskyi		Southeast Pacific		1970
Nassarius silvardi		Western Central Pacific		2006
Nassarius sinarus		Northwest Pacific		1851
Nassarius sinusigerus		Western Central Pacific		1852
Nassarius siquijorensis		Western Pacific.	3.5 ShH	1852
Nassarius smithii		Western Central Pacific		1877
Nassarius spiratus		Southwest Pacific		1852
Nassarius splendidulus		Indo-Pacific.		1846
Nassarius stolatus		Western Central Pacific		1791
Nassarius subspinosus		Western Central Pacific	2 ShH	1822
Nassarius subtranslucidus		Central Pacific		1903
Nassarius succinctus		Northwest Pacific		1852
Nassarius sufflatus		Western Central Pacific		1860
Nassarius tabescens		Eastern Central Pacific		1880
Nassarius tadjallii		Western Indian Ocean.		2007
Nassarius tangaroai		Eastern Central Pacific		2006
Nassarius tango		Western Atlantic.		2004
Nassarius thachi		Western Central Pacific		2003
Nassarius tiarula	Western mud nassa	East Pacific.		1841
Nassarius tinei		Mediterranean Sea.		1840
Nassarius tingitanus		Mediterranean Sea.		1901
Nassarius troendleorum		Central Pacific		1980
Nassarius turulosus		Mediterranean Sea.		1826
Nassarius unifasciatus		Mediterranean Sea.		1834
Nassarius variciferus		Northwest Pacific		1852
Nassarius vaucheri		Mediterranean Sea.		1906
Nassarius velatus		Western Pacific	2 ShH	1850
Nassarius venustus	Lovely nassa	Western Central Pacific.	2 ShH	1847
Nassarius versicolor		Southeast Pacific		1852
Nassarius vitiensis		Western Central Pacific	3.5 ShH	1853
Nassarius vittatus		Western Central Pacific		1853
Phrontis vibex	Bruised nassa	Western Atlantic.	2 DL	1822
Recticunassa paupera		Central Pacific.		1850
Reticunassa festiva	Nassa mud snail	Northwest Pacific		1833
Reticunassa myanmarensis		Northwest Pacific		2021
Reticunassa tanager		Northwest Pacific		2021
Tritia catullorum		Northwest Pacific		2021
Tritia ephamilla		Indo-West Pacific.		1882
Tritia mutabilis	Changeable nassa	Mediterranean Sea.	3.8 SHL	1758
Tritia vincenzoi		Mediterranean Sea.		2021

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Species Identification: Find Species

Family: Nassariidae Nassa mud snails(See list of species below)

Family: Nassariidae Nassa mud snails

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