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Nassarius dorsatus Channeled Nassa, Unicolour Dog Whelk

Nassarius dorsatus is commonly referred to as Channeled Nassa, Unicolour Dog Whelk. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Nassarius dorsatus,Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2023


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lexID:
17645 
AphiaID:
572148 
Scientific:
Nassarius dorsatus 
German:
Reusenschnecken 
English:
Channeled Nassa, Unicolour Dog Whelk 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Nassariidae (Family) > Nassarius (Genus) > dorsatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Röding, ), 1798 
Occurrence:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, India, Japan, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Sri Lanka 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.39" - 1.57" (1,5cm - 4,5cm) 
Temperature:
23,8 °F - 29,3 °F (23,8°C - 29,3°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Carrion, Predatory, Zoobenthos 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Nassarius absconditus
  • Nassarius abyssicolus
  • Nassarius acuminatus
  • Nassarius acuticostus
  • Nassarius acutus
  • Nassarius adami
  • Nassarius agapetus
  • Nassarius alabasteroides
  • Nassarius albescens
  • Nassarius albinus
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-08-08 20:40:41 

Info

Nassarius dorsatus (Röding, 1798)

Diet: scavenger

Synonymised names:
Arcularia dorsata (Röding, 1798) · unaccepted
Buccinum dorsatum Röding, 1798 · unaccepted (original combination)
Buccinum laeve sinuatum Chemnitz, 1780 · unaccepted
Buccinum trifasciatum Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Buccinum unicolorum Kiener, 1834 · unaccepted (synonym)
Bullia cinerea Preston, 1906 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nassa (Alectrion) pallidula A. Adams, 1852 · unaccepted
Nassa (Alectrion) rutilans Reeve, 1853 · unaccepted
Nassa (Alectrion) unicolor · unaccepted (misspelling)
Nassa (Zeuxis) pallidula A. Adams, 1852 · unaccepted
Nassa (Zeuxis) unicolor · unaccepted
Nassa dorsata (Röding, 1798) · unaccepted
Nassa laevis Mörch, 1852 · unaccepted
Nassa livida J. E. Gray, 1826 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nassa nitidula Marrat, 1880 · unaccepted
Nassa pallidula A. Adams, 1852 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nassa rutilans Reeve, 1853 · unaccepted
Nassa trifasciata (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nassa unicolor · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling)
Nassa unicolorata (Kiener, 1834) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (emendation)
Nassarius (Zeuxis) dorsatus (Röding, 1798) · unaccepted
Nassarius (Zeuxis) unicolor · unaccepted (misspelling)
Nassarius unicolor · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling of...)
Tarazeuxis unicolorus (Kiener, 1834) · unaccepted
Zeuxis dorsatus (Röding, 1798) · unaccepted

External links

  1. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 08.08.2025.
  2. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 08.08.2025.

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Nassarius dorsatus,Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2024
Nassarius dorsatus,Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2023

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