Nassarius cinctellus
A small mud snail with a disputed taxonomic history.
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Nassarius cinctellus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks. The shell length varies between 5 mm and 7.5 mm. It is described as having a short conical form, few prominent ribs, shouldered whorls, and thread-like vitta.
Scientific classification
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- SubclassCaenogastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyNassariidae
- GenusNassarius
- SpeciesNassarius cinctellus
Named by (Gould, 1850) (A. Adams, 1852)
Close relatives
Other species of Nassarius with a Codexery entry.
- Nassarius comptus Nassarius comptus
- Nassarius crassiusculus Nassarius crassiusculus
- Nassarius deshayesianus Nassarius deshayesianus
- Nassarius distortus Nassarius distortus
- Nassarius dorsatus Nassarius dorsatus
- Nassarius glans Nassarius glans
- Nassarius granifer Nassarius granifer
- Nassarius horridus Nassarius horridus
Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Nassarius cinctellus (CC BY-SA 4.0) · order, family and genus agree with WoRMS AphiaID 737185 (CC BY 4.0)
Where the nassarius cinctellus has been recorded
Each dot is a place where the species has been observed and reported (201 records, half-degree grid) — not a modelled range. 8 inland records left out (institution coordinates).
Map: drawn by Codexery. Data: GBIF occurrence search (records CC0 / CC BY) · Natural Earth basemap (public domain) · place coordinates: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Quick Facts
- Family
- Nassariidae
- Shell length
- 5–7.5 mm / 0.016–0.025 ft
- Described by
- A. Adams, 1852 (also Gould, 1850)
- Distribution
- Atlantic Ocean off St Helena; Red Sea; Pacific Ocean off the Philippines and Papua New Guinea
Facts from the source article.
Background
The name Nassarius cinctellus has a complex nomenclatural history. The name Nassa cinctella was used by A. Adams in 1852, but this is a junior homonym of Nassa cinctella Gould, 1850, making the name Nassarius cinctellus (A. Adams, 1852) nomenclaturally invalid. However, because no revision of southern Atlantic nassariids has been undertaken, it remains uncertain whether another name is available for the same taxonomic species or whether a replacement name is needed. Pending such a revision, WoRMS lists both the Gould and A. Adams taxa as valid, and in this article both are treated together.
The shell is described as very pretty, short and conical, with few prominent ribs, shouldered whorls, and thread-like vitta. The species is recorded from the Atlantic Ocean off St Helena, the Red Sea, and the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.
More in Marine Snails: Ceriths, Nassas and Conchs
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 cinctellus (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 Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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