Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Buccinoidea Subfamily Nassariinae Scientific name Nassarius albescens Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Nassariidae Genus Nassarius Phylum Mollusca | |
Similar Nassarius, Nassarius globosus, Nassarius coronatus, Nassarius echinatus, Nassarius castus | ||
Nassarius albescens, common name : the whitish nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
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There is one subspecies : Nassarius albescens gemmuliferus (A. Adams, 1852) (synonyms : Nassa (Niotha) albescens var. fenestratus (Marrat, 1877); Nassa (Niotha) fenestrata (Marrat, 1877); Nassa fenestrata Marratt, 1877; Nassa gemmulifera A. Adams, 1852; Nassa isabellei Reeve, 1853; Nassarius (Niotha) albescens gemmuliferus (A. Adams, 1852); Nassarius (Niotha) fenestratus (Marrat, 1877); Nassarius (Niotha) fenestratus var. gestroi Bisacchi, 1930; Nassarius fenestratus (Marratt, 1877); Nassarius gemmuliferus (A. Adams, 1852) )
Description
The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 25 mm. Its surface sculpture has a distinctive fine network of evenly spaced nodules. The columella is narrow or wide. The overall colour of the shell is creamy white while the aperture is brown.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines and Australia.