Nassarius papillosus
A marine snail with a tubercled shell and rose-tipped spire.
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Its common name is the pimpled nassa.[1] The species was originally described by Linnaeus in 1758.[2][3] The pimpled nassa, Nassarius papillosus, belongs to the family Nassariidae and is classified as a marine gastropod mollusc.[1][2]
Scientific classification
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- SubclassCaenogastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyNassariidae
- GenusNassarius
- SpeciesNassarius papillosus
Named by (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close relatives
Other species of Nassarius with a Codexery entry.
- Nassarius albescens Nassarius albescens
- Nassarius arcularia Nassarius arcularia
- Nassarius concinnus Nassarius concinnus
- Nassarius conoidalis Nassarius conoidalis
- Nassarius coronatus Nassarius coronatus
- Nassarius fossatus Nassarius fossatus
- Nassarius globosus Nassarius globosus
- Nassarius olivaceus Nassarius olivaceus
Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Nassarius papillosus (CC BY-SA 4.0) · order, family and genus agree with WoRMS AphiaID 215717 (CC BY 4.0)
How big is it?
Largest length in the source, 0.05 m, next to a 1.8 m person.
Diagram: drawn by Codexery, schematic shapes to scale (not a likeness). Length: Wikipedia: Nassarius papillosus
Where the nassarius papillosus has been recorded
Each dot is a place where the species has been observed and reported (351 records, half-degree grid) — not a modelled range. 27 inland records left out (institution coordinates).
Map: drawn by Codexery. Data: GBIF occurrence search (records CC0 / CC BY) · Natural Earth basemap (public domain)
Quick Facts
- Shell size range
- 30 mm (1.18 in) to 52 mm / 2.05 in
- Number of whorls
- 8
- Family
- Nassariidae
- Common name
- pimpled nassa
Facts from the source article.
Biology and range
The thick shell is ovate and conical.[4] The whole surface is ornamented with small tubercles formed like rounded papillae.[4] Eight transverse rows of tubercles appear upon the body whorl, four upon the second, and three upon those of the spire.[4] The white aperture is ovate and rounded.[4]
GBIF holds 762 occurrence records for this taxon.[3] Eight convex, subcarinated whorls make up the shell of this species.[4] A rose-colored summit is typical, with tubercles that become smaller as they approach it.[4] Six or seven spinose teeth line the thick outer lip's edge.[4]
A large red or fawn-colored spot appears on the convex part of the lowest whorl, against a whitish or reddish background.[4]
What the specialist sources record
The World Register of Marine Species lists the environment as marine.[2] GBIF records the species in the order Neogastropoda and family Nassariidae.[3] The species status is accepted in both the WoRMS and GBIF databases.[2][3]
References
- Wikipedia, "Nassarius papillosus" (CC BY-SA 4.0) en.wikipedia.org
- World Register of Marine Species, Nassarius papillosus (AphiaID 215717). CC BY 4.0. marinespecies.org
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence index, Nassarius papillosus (taxon key 2302995). CC BY 4.0 (backbone); counts are facts. gbif.org
- Wikipedia, "Nassarius papillosus" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kiener (1840). General species and iconography of recent shells : comprising the Massena Museum, the collection of Lamarck, the collection of the Museum of Natu (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Nassarius papillosus (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Classification: the source article's taxobox; order, family and genus checked against WoRMS, the World Register of Marine Species (CC BY 4.0).
- Occurrence records: GBIF (CC0 / CC BY). Basemap: Natural Earth (public domain).
- Word definitions: the , each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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