Nassarius deshayesianus
A small marine snail of the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz.
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Manuel CABALLER · via Wikipedia: Nassarius deshayesianus · CC BY 4.0
Nassarius deshayesianus is a marine gastropod mollusc belonging to the family Nassariidae, a group often called nassa mud snails or dog whelks. Its shell reaches a length of 15 mm.
This species inhabits warm sampling areas, specifically the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz. Salinity strongly limits its distribution; when salinity increases to 41 psu, the snail’s metabolic rate drops. In aquatic organisms of the phylum Nassariidae, salinity influences physiological processes such as hemolymph osmolarity and tissue water content, and extreme levels can cause death.
Scientific classification
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- SubclassCaenogastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyNassariidae
- GenusNassarius
- SpeciesNassarius deshayesianus
Named by (Issel, 1866)
Close relatives
Other species of Nassarius with a Codexery entry.
- Nassarius cinctellus Nassarius cinctellus
- Nassarius comptus Nassarius comptus
- Nassarius crassiusculus Nassarius crassiusculus
- Nassarius distortus Nassarius distortus
- Nassarius dorsatus Nassarius dorsatus
- Nassarius glans Nassarius glans
- Nassarius granifer Nassarius granifer
- Nassarius horridus Nassarius horridus
Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Nassarius deshayesianus (CC BY-SA 4.0) · order, family and genus agree with WoRMS AphiaID 560181 (CC BY 4.0)
Where the nassarius deshayesianus has been recorded
Map: drawn by Codexery. Data: Natural Earth basemap (public domain) · place coordinates: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Quick Facts
- Shell length
- 15 mm / 0.591 in
- Family
- Nassariidae
- Occurrence
- Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz
Facts from the source article.
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 deshayesianus (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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