Nassarius gaudiosus

Nassarius gaudiosus
Several views of a shell of Nassarius gaudiosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Nassariidae
Subfamily: Nassariinae
Genus: Nassarius
Species: N. gaudiosus
Binomial name
Nassarius gaudiosus
(Hinds, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Alectrion gaudiosus (Hinds, 1844)
  • Arcularia gaudiosus (Hinds, 1844)
  • Buccinum (Nassa) semiplicatum Dunker, 1853
  • Nassa (Alectryon) mucronata A. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa (Telasco) gaudiosa Hinds, 1844
  • Nassa (Zeuxis) gaudiosa Hinds, 1844
  • Nassa gaudiosa Hinds, 1844
  • Nassa graphitera Beck in Marrat, 1877
  • Nassa lilacina Goulds, 1852
  • Nassa mucronata A. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa semisulcata Dunker, 1867
  • Nassarius (Alectrion) mucronatus (A. Adams, 1852)
  • Nassarius (Niotha) gaudiosus (Hinds, 1844)
  • Nassarius (Tarazeuxis) mucronatus (A. Adams, 1852)
  • Nassarius (Telasco) gaudiosus (Hinds, 1844)
  • Nassarius gaudiosus mucronatus (A. Adams, 1851)
  • Nassarius mucronata
  • Tarazeuxis mucronatus (A. Adams, 1852)

Nassarius gaudiosus, common name the gaudy nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 29 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, Aldabra, Chagos, the Mascarene Basin and Mauritius; in Hawaii (Maui); and in the West Pacific.

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