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

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209 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Buccinanops cochlidium []	No picture found Buccinanops deformis []	No picture found Buccinanops duartei []
No picture found Buccinanops globulosus []	No picture found Buccinanops monilifer []	No picture found Buccinanops paytensis []
No picture found Buccinanops uruguayensis []	No picture found Bullia callosa [Callused Bullia]	No picture found Bullia mauritiana [Mauritius Bullia]
No picture found Bullia persica []	No picture found Bullia rhodostoma [Smooth plough shell]	No picture found Bullia tranquebarica []
Cyclope neritea []	No picture found Cyclope pellucida []	No picture found Cyllene pulchella []
No picture found Cyllene sibogae []	No picture found Demoulia obtusata []	No picture found Dorsanum miran [Miran Bullia]
No picture found Hebra horrida [Horrid nassa]	No picture found Hebra subspinosa []	No picture found Ilyanassa obsoleta [Eastern mudsnail]
No picture found Nassarius abyssicola []	No picture found Nassarius accuminatus []	No picture found Nassarius acuticostus []
No picture found Nassarius acutus [Sharp nassa]	No picture found Nassarius agapetus []	Nassarius albescens [Whitish nassa]
No picture found Nassarius albomaculatus []	Nassarius albus [White nassa]	No picture found Nassarius alfuricus []
Nassarius antillarum [Antilles nassa]	Nassarius arcularia [Cake nassa]	No picture found Nassarius babylonicus []
No picture found Nassarius beatus []	No picture found Nassarius bifarius []	No picture found Nassarius bimaculosus []
No picture found Nassarius burchardi []	No picture found Nassarius caelatus []	No picture found Nassarius callospira []
No picture found Nassarius camelus []	No picture found Nassarius canaliculatus []	No picture found Nassarius candei []
No picture found Nassarius candens []	No picture found Nassarius candidissimus []	No picture found Nassarius capillaris []
No picture found Nassarius castus []	Nassarius catallus []	No picture found Nassarius celebensis []
No picture found Nassarius cernohorskyi []	No picture found Nassarius cinctellus []	No picture found Nassarius cinnamomeus []
No picture found Nassarius circumcinctus []	No picture found Nassarius clarus []	No picture found Nassarius compertus []
Nassarius comptus []	No picture found Nassarius comtessei []	Nassarius concinnus [Neat nassa]
Nassarius conoidalis [Cone-shaped nassa]	Nassarius consensus [Striate nassa]	No picture found Nassarius coralligenus []
No picture found Nassarius corniculum []	Nassarius coronatus [Coronate nassa]	No picture found Nassarius crebricostatus []
Nassarius crematus [Burned nassa]	Nassarius crenoliratus []	No picture found Nassarius crenulicostatus []
No picture found Nassarius cuvierii []	No picture found Nassarius delicatus []	No picture found Nassarius denticulatus []
No picture found Nassarius dentifer []	No picture found Nassarius deshayesianus []	No picture found Nassarius dijki []
No picture found Nassarius disparilis []	No picture found Nassarius distortus [Necklace nassa]	Nassarius dorsatus [Unicolour dog whelk]
No picture found Nassarius echinatus []	No picture found Nassarius ecstilbus []	No picture found Nassarius elatus [Nassa snail]
No picture found Nassarius elegans []	No picture found Nassarius elegantissimus [Elegant nassa]	No picture found Nassarius emilyae []
No picture found Nassarius euglyptus []	No picture found Nassarius excellens []	No picture found Nassarius eximius []
No picture found Nassarius fissilabris []	Nassarius fossatus [Channeled nassa]	No picture found Nassarius fragum []
No picture found Nassarius fraterculus [Japanese nassa]	No picture found Nassarius fraudulentus []	No picture found Nassarius frederici []
No picture found Nassarius fretorum []	No picture found Nassarius fuscolineatus []	Nassarius gaudiosus [Gaudy nassa]
No picture found Nassarius gayii [Scavenger whelk]	No picture found Nassarius gemmuliferus []	No picture found Nassarius gerstenbrandti []
No picture found Nassarius gibbosulus []	Nassarius glans [Glans nassa]	No picture found Nassarius globosus [Globose nassa]
No picture found Nassarius graniferus [Granulated nassa]	No picture found Nassarius granum []	No picture found Nassarius gregarius []
No picture found Nassarius gruneri []	No picture found Nassarius haldemanni []	No picture found Nassarius hepaticus []
No picture found Nassarius herosae []	No picture found Nassarius heynemanni []	No picture found Nassarius himeroessa []
No picture found Nassarius hirasei []	No picture found Nassarius hirtus []	No picture found Nassarius hotessierianus []
No picture found Nassarius incrassatus [Thick lipped dog whelk]	No picture found Nassarius jacksonianus [Mud whelk]	No picture found Nassarius jactabundus []
Nassarius javanus []	No picture found Nassarius johni []	No picture found Nassarius kaicherae []
No picture found Nassarius karinae []	No picture found Nassarius kiiensis []	No picture found Nassarius leptospirus []
No picture found Nassarius lima []	No picture found Nassarius limnaeiformis []	No picture found Nassarius livescens [Nassa mud shell]
No picture found Nassarius lochi []	No picture found Nassarius louisi []	No picture found Nassarius luridus [Nassarius sea snail]
No picture found Nassarius macrocephala []	No picture found Nassarius mamillatus []	No picture found Nassarius marganitifer []
No picture found Nassarius margaritifer []	No picture found Nassarius margaritiferus [Margarite nassa]	No picture found Nassarius marmoreus [Marbled nassa]
No picture found Nassarius mendicus [Lean Western nassa]	No picture found Nassarius micans []	No picture found Nassarius moestus []
No picture found Nassarius multicostatus []	No picture found Nassarius multigranosus []	No picture found Nassarius multipunctatus []
No picture found Nassarius multivocus []	No picture found Nassarius nitidus []	Nassarius nodiferus []
Nassarius olivaceus [Olivaceous nassa]	No picture found Nassarius olomea []	No picture found Nassarius oneratus [Loaded nassa]
No picture found Nassarius ovoidea []	Nassarius papillosus [Pimpled basket shell]	No picture found Nassarius paucicostatus []
No picture found Nassarius pernitidus []	No picture found Nassarius perpinguis [Fat Western nassa]	No picture found Nassarius persicus []
No picture found Nassarius pfeifferi []	No picture found Nassarius politus []	Nassarius polygonatus [Black-spot nassa]
No picture found Nassarius poupini []	No picture found Nassarius protrusidens []	No picture found Nassarius pseudoconcinnus []
Nassarius pullus [Black nassa]	No picture found Nassarius pulvinaris []	No picture found Nassarius pupinoides []
No picture found Nassarius pygmaeus []	No picture found Nassarius quadrasi [Spiny dog whelk]	No picture found Nassarius recidivus []
No picture found Nassarius reeveanus []	No picture found Nassarius rehderi []	Nassarius reticulatus [Netted dog-whelk]
No picture found Nassarius rhinetes [California nassa]	No picture found Nassarius robustus []	No picture found Nassarius samiae []
No picture found Nassarius sanctaehelenae []	No picture found Nassarius scalaris []	Nassarius scissuratus []
No picture found Nassarius semisulcatus []	No picture found Nassarius shacklefordi []	Nassarius shaskyi []
No picture found Nassarius silvardi []	No picture found Nassarius sinarus []	No picture found Nassarius sinusigerus []
No picture found Nassarius siquijorensis []	No picture found Nassarius smithii []	No picture found Nassarius spiratus []
Nassarius splendidulus []	No picture found Nassarius stolatus []	No picture found Nassarius subspinosus []
No picture found Nassarius subtranslucidus []	No picture found Nassarius succinctus []	No picture found Nassarius sufflatus []
No picture found Nassarius tabescens []	No picture found Nassarius tadjallii []	No picture found Nassarius tangaroai []
No picture found Nassarius tango []	No picture found Nassarius thachi []	No picture found Nassarius tinei []
No picture found Nassarius tingitanus []	No picture found Nassarius trivittatus [Threeline mudsnail]	No picture found Nassarius troendleorum []
No picture found Nassarius turulosus []	No picture found Nassarius unifasciatus []	No picture found Nassarius variciferus []
No picture found Nassarius vaucheri []	No picture found Nassarius velatus []	No picture found Nassarius venustus [Lovely nassa]
Nassarius versicolor []	No picture found Nassarius vitiensis []	No picture found Nassarius vittatus []
No picture found Phrontis vibex [Bruised nassa]	Recticunassa paupera []	No picture found Reticunassa festiva [Nassa mud snail]
No picture found Tritia ephamilla []	Tritia mutabilis [Changeable nassa]

209 Species of Family Nassariidae
(Nassa mud snails)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Buccinanops cochlidium		Western Atlantic.	9.1 DL
Buccinanops deformis		Western Atlantic.	5.1 DL
Buccinanops duartei		Western Atlantic.	3.05 DL
Buccinanops globulosus		Western Atlantic.	4.7 DL
Buccinanops monilifer		Western Atlantic.	4 DL
Buccinanops paytensis		Atlantic Ocean.	5.5 DL
Buccinanops uruguayensis		Western Atlantic.	3.1 DL
Bullia callosa	Callused Bullia	Eastern Atlantic
Bullia mauritiana	Mauritius Bullia	Western Indian Ocean
Bullia persica		Western Indian Ocean
Bullia rhodostoma	Smooth plough shell	Southeast Atlantic
Bullia tranquebarica		Western Indian Ocean
Cyclope neritea		Mediterranean Sea.
Cyclope pellucida		Mediterranean Sea.
Cyllene pulchella		Western Central Pacific	1.5 ShH
Cyllene sibogae		Western Central Pacific
Demoulia obtusata		Mediterranean Sea.
Dorsanum miran	Miran Bullia	Eastern Atlantic.
Hebra horrida	Horrid nassa	Western Central Pacific
Hebra subspinosa		Western Central Pacific
Ilyanassa obsoleta	Eastern mudsnail	Eastern Pacific and Weste	3.82 DL
Nassarius abyssicola		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius accuminatus		Western Pacific.	3.5 SHL
Nassarius acuticostus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius acutus	Sharp nassa	Eastern Central Pacific a	1.5 DL
Nassarius agapetus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius albescens	Whitish nassa	Indo-West Pacific.
Nassarius albomaculatus		Southeast Pacific
Nassarius albus	White nassa	Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL
Nassarius alfuricus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius antillarum	Antilles nassa	Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL
Nassarius arcularia	Cake nassa	Indo-Pacific and the Medi	4 SHL
Nassarius babylonicus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius beatus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius bifarius		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius bimaculosus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius burchardi		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius caelatus		Western Pacific
Nassarius callospira		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius camelus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius canaliculatus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius candei		Western Atlantic.	0.52 DL
Nassarius candens		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius candidissimus		Western Central Atlantic	1.14 DL
Nassarius capillaris		Western Atlantic.	1.27 DL
Nassarius castus		Indo-West Pacific
Nassarius catallus		Southeast Pacific
Nassarius celebensis		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius cernohorskyi		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius cinctellus		Western Central Pacific a	1.3 DL
Nassarius cinnamomeus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius circumcinctus		Mediterranean Sea.
Nassarius clarus		Eastern Indian Ocean
Nassarius compertus		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL
Nassarius comptus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius comtessei		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius concinnus	Neat nassa	Indo-West Pacific.
Nassarius conoidalis	Cone-shaped nassa	Western Pacific	3 ShH
Nassarius consensus	Striate nassa	Western Central Atlantic.	1.46 DL
Nassarius coralligenus		Mediterranean Sea.
Nassarius corniculum		Mediterranean Sea.
Nassarius coronatus	Coronate nassa	Indo-West Pacific	3.5 ShH
Nassarius crebricostatus		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius crematus	Burned nassa	Indo-Pacific	4 SHL
Nassarius crenoliratus		Western Central Pacific	1.5 ShH
Nassarius crenulicostatus		Central Pacific
Nassarius cuvierii		Mediterranean Sea.
Nassarius delicatus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius denticulatus		Mediterranean Sea.
Nassarius dentifer		Southeast Pacific
Nassarius deshayesianus		Western Indian Ocean
Nassarius dijki		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius disparilis		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius distortus	Necklace nassa	Western Central Pacific	3.5 ShH
Nassarius dorsatus	Unicolour dog whelk	Indo-West Pacific	4.5 ShH
Nassarius echinatus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius ecstilbus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius elatus	Nassa snail	Mediterranean Sea.
Nassarius elegans		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius elegantissimus	Elegant nassa	Western Central Pacific
Nassarius emilyae		Western Indian Ocean
Nassarius euglyptus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius excellens		Western Central Pacific	1.7 ShH
Nassarius eximius		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius fissilabris		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius fossatus	Channeled nassa	Eastern Pacific
Nassarius fragum		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius fraterculus	Japanese nassa	Eastern Pacific
Nassarius fraudulentus		Central Pacific.
Nassarius frederici		Western Indian Ocean
Nassarius fretorum		Western Central Pacific	1.2 ShH
Nassarius fuscolineatus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius gaudiosus	Gaudy nassa	Pacific Ocean and Malaya.
Nassarius gayii	Scavenger whelk	Southeast Pacific
Nassarius gemmuliferus		Western Indian Ocean.
Nassarius gerstenbrandti		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius gibbosulus		Mediterranean Sea.
Nassarius glans	Glans nassa	Indo-Pacific.	5.5 SHL
Nassarius globosus	Globose nassa	Western Central Pacific
Nassarius graniferus	Granulated nassa	Central Pacific.
Nassarius granum		Mediterranean Sea.
Nassarius gregarius		Northwest Pacific
Nassarius gruneri		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius haldemanni		Central Pacific.
Nassarius hepaticus		Western Pacific
Nassarius herosae		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius heynemanni		Mediterranean Sea.
Nassarius himeroessa		Western Indian Ocean
Nassarius hirasei		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius hirtus		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius hotessierianus		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL
Nassarius incrassatus	Thick lipped dog whelk	Northeast Atlantic, Arcti
Nassarius jacksonianus	Mud whelk	Western Central Pacific
Nassarius jactabundus		Western Indian Ocean
Nassarius javanus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius johni		Mediterranean Sea.
Nassarius kaicherae		Western Atlantic.	1.22 DL
Nassarius karinae		Western Atlantic.	1 DL
Nassarius kiiensis		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius leptospirus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius lima		Mediterranean Sea.
Nassarius limnaeiformis		Western Central Pacific.	2.5 ShH
Nassarius livescens	Nassa mud shell	Indo-West Pacific. Tropi	2.5 ShH
Nassarius lochi		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius louisi		Mediterranean Sea.
Nassarius luridus	Nassarius sea snail	Western Central Pacific.
Nassarius macrocephala		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius mamillatus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius marganitifer		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius margaritifer		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius margaritiferus	Margarite nassa	Western Central Pacific	3 ShH
Nassarius marmoreus	Marbled nassa	Western Indian Ocean
Nassarius mendicus	Lean Western nassa	Eastern Pacific
Nassarius micans		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius moestus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius multicostatus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius multigranosus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius multipunctatus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius multivocus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius nitidus		Northeast Atlantic and th
Nassarius nodiferus		Pacific Ocean.
Nassarius olivaceus	Olivaceous nassa	Western Central Pacific	4 ShH
Nassarius olomea		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius oneratus	Loaded nassa	Western Central Pacific
Nassarius ovoidea		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius papillosus	Pimpled basket shell	Indo-Pacific.
Nassarius paucicostatus		Western Central Atlantic.	1.2 DL
Nassarius pernitidus		Western Atlantic.	1.8 DL
Nassarius perpinguis	Fat Western nassa	Eastern Pacific
Nassarius persicus		Western Indian Ocean.
Nassarius pfeifferi		Mediterranean Sea.
Nassarius politus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius polygonatus	Black-spot nassa	Western Atlantic.	1.6 DL
Nassarius poupini		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius protrusidens		Central Pacific
Nassarius pseudoconcinnus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius pullus	Black nassa	Northwest and Western Cen	2.5 ShH
Nassarius pulvinaris		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius pupinoides		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius pygmaeus		Northeast Atlantic and th
Nassarius quadrasi	Spiny dog whelk	Western Central Pacific
Nassarius recidivus		Mediterranean Sea.
Nassarius reeveanus		Pacific Ocean
Nassarius rehderi		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius reticulatus	Netted dog-whelk	Northeast Atlantic and th
Nassarius rhinetes	California nassa	East Pacific.
Nassarius robustus		Mediterranean Sea.
Nassarius samiae		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius sanctaehelenae		Eastern Atlantic.	1.04 DL
Nassarius scalaris		Pacific Ocean.
Nassarius scissuratus		Western Atlantic	1.5 DL
Nassarius semisulcatus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius shacklefordi		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius shaskyi		Southeast Pacific
Nassarius silvardi		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius sinarus		Northwest Pacific
Nassarius sinusigerus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius siquijorensis		Western Pacific.	3.5 ShH
Nassarius smithii		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius spiratus		Southwest Pacific
Nassarius splendidulus		Indo-Pacific.
Nassarius stolatus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius subspinosus		Western Central Pacific	2 ShH
Nassarius subtranslucidus		Central Pacific
Nassarius succinctus		Northwest Pacific
Nassarius sufflatus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius tabescens		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius tadjallii		Western Indian Ocean.
Nassarius tangaroai		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius tango		Western Atlantic.
Nassarius thachi		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius tinei		Mediterranean Sea.
Nassarius tingitanus		Mediterranean Sea.
Nassarius trivittatus	Threeline mudsnail	Western Atlantic Ocean.	2.49 DL
Nassarius troendleorum		Central Pacific
Nassarius turulosus		Mediterranean Sea.
Nassarius unifasciatus		Mediterranean Sea.
Nassarius variciferus		Northwest Pacific
Nassarius vaucheri		Mediterranean Sea.
Nassarius velatus		Western Pacific	2 ShH
Nassarius venustus	Lovely nassa	Western Central Pacific.	2 ShH
Nassarius versicolor		Southeast Pacific
Nassarius vitiensis		Western Central Pacific	3.5 ShH
Nassarius vittatus		Western Central Pacific
Phrontis vibex	Bruised nassa	Western Atlantic.	2 DL
Recticunassa paupera		Central Pacific.
Reticunassa festiva	Nassa mud snail	Northwest Pacific
Tritia ephamilla		Indo-West Pacific.
Tritia mutabilis	Changeable nassa	Mediterranean Sea.	3.8 SHL

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