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Tritia neritea Nassa Mud Snail

Tritia neritea is commonly referred to as Nassa Mud Snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Tritia neritea,Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, FR 2022


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lexID:
18157 
AphiaID:
876816 
Scientific:
Tritia neritea 
German:
Nassa-Schlammschnecke 
English:
Nassa Mud Snail 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Nassariidae (Family) > Tritia (Genus) > neritea (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1758 
Occurrence:
Tunesien, the Black Sea, Algeria, Bay of Biscay, Bulgaria, Egypt, European Coasts, France, Greece, Marmara Sea ( Sea of Marmara), Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the Mediterranean Sea 
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:
Beach, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0" - 0.79" (0,5cm - 2,5cm) 
Food:
Carnivore, Carrion 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-02-14 16:53:49 

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Tritia neritea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tritia neritea is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.

Synonymised names
Buccinum neriteum Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Cyclonassa carinata Coen, 1933 · unaccepted
Cyclonassa diluta Coen, 1933 · unaccepted
Cyclonassa fasciata Coen, 1933 · unaccepted
Cyclonassa kamischiensis [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling of Cyclops kamiesch...)
Cyclonassa kamischiensis var. atra Milaschewitsch, 1916 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cyclonassa kamischiensis var. exigua Milaschewitsch, 1916 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cyclonassa kamyschiensis [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling by Milaschewitsch, 1916 )
Cyclonassa kamyschiensis var. atra Milaschewitsch, 1916 · unaccepted
Cyclonassa kamyschiensis var. exigua Milaschewitsch, 1916 · unaccepted
Cyclonassa neritea (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Cyclonassa neritea var. callosa Pallary, 1912 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cyclonassa neritea var. carinata Coen, 1933 · unaccepted
Cyclonassa neritea var. compacta Pallary, 1919 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cyclonassa neritea var. depressa Pallary, 1919 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cyclonassa neritea var. diluta Coen, 1933 · unaccepted
Cyclonassa neritea var. elongata Pallary, 1919 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cyclonassa neritea var. fasciata Coen, 1933 · unaccepted
Cyclonassa neritea var. globulosa Pallary, 1919 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cyclonassa neritea var. inflata Pallary, 1919 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cyclonassa neritea var. kamieschensis Pallary, 1919 · unaccepted (unjustified emendation of Cyclops...)
Cyclonassa neritea var. kamieschensis communis Pallary, 1919 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cyclonassa neritea var. kamieschensis discoidea Pallary, 1919 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cyclonassa neritea var. kamieschensis gibba Pallary, 1919 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cyclonassa neritea var. kamieschensis lactescens Pallary, 1919 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cyclonassa neritea var. minuta Pallary, 1919 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cyclonassa neritea var. mucronata Pallary, 1919 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cyclonassa neritea var. platystoma Pallary, 1919 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cyclonassa neritea var. vernicata Coen, 1933 · unaccepted
Cyclonassa vayssierei Pallary, 1903 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cyclonassa vernicata Coen, 1933 · unaccepted
Cyclope neritea (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Cyclope neritoidea Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (Unnecessary substitute name for...)
Cyclope tarentina Parenzan, 1970 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cyclope westerlundi Brusina, 1900 · unaccepted
Cyclops asterizans Montfort, 1810 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cyclops kamiesch Chenu, 1859 · unaccepted (synonym)
Nana neritea (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Nanina unifasciata Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (synonym)
Nassa inflata Locard & Caziot, 1900 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nassa italica Issel, 1870 · unaccepted (synonym)
Nassa minor Weinkauff, 1868 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nassa neritea (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (unaccepted generic combination)
Nassa neritea var. albida Requien, 1848 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Nassa neritea var. lutescens Requien, 1848 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Nassa neritea var. major Requien, 1848 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Nassa neritea var. media Requien, 1848 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Nassa neritea var. minima Requien, 1848 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Nassa neritoides Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted (synonym)
Neritula nana Locard, 1887 · unaccepted (synonym)
Neritula nana var. mucronata Locard, 1887 · unaccepted
Tritia westerlundi (Brusina, 1900) · unaccepted

External links

  1. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 14.02.2026.

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Tritia neritea,Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, FR 2026
Tritia neritea,Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, FR 2022
Tritia neritea,Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, FR 2022
Tritia neritea,Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, FR 2022

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