Nassarius oneratus

Nassarius oneratus
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. oneratus
Binomial name
	Nassarius oneratus; (Deshayes, 1863)
Synonyms
	Nassa obliqua Pease, 1865; Nassa obliqua Rousseau, 1854; Nassa onerata Deshayes, 1863; Nassa onerato Deshayes, 1863; Nassarius (Plicarcularia) oneratus (Deshayes, 1863);

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

Description

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This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific off La Réunion and the Mascarene Basin.

Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356.
Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
Marais J.P. & Kilburn R.N. (2010) Nassariidae. Pp. 138-173, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.

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