Nassariidae

Nassariidae
A live individual of Nassarius tiarula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Nassariidae Iredale, 1916 (1835)
Genera
See text

The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (USA), or dog whelks (UK), are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.

Shell description

These snails have rounded shells with a high spire, an oval aperture, and a siphonal notch.

Distribution

This family of snails is found worldwide.

Habitat

These snails are found mostly in shallow water, on sandy or muddy substrates, often intertidally, but sometimes in deep water. They can be present in very large numbers in suitable habitat.

Feeding habits

Nassariidae are primarily active and lively scavengers.

Taxonomy

The family Nassariidae is closely related to the family of the true whelks, Buccinidae, because of their shared characteristics in the anatomy of the species in these families,^{[1][2][3] [4]}), i.e. a long proboscis, the loss of glandular dorsal folds, and a smaller gland of Leiblein (a dorsal venom gland in the mid-oesophagus).

According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Nassariidae consists of four subfamilies:

• Nassariinae Iredale, 1916 (1835) - synonyms: Nassinae Swainson, 1835 (inv.); Cyclopsidae Chenu, 1859 (inv.); Cyclonassinae Gill, 1871; Alectrionidae Dall, 1908; Arculariidae Iredale, 1915
• Bullinae Allmon, 1990 (not recognized by Haitao LI et al., 2010 ^[5])
• Cylleninae L. Bellardi, 1882
• Dorsaninae Cossmann, 1901 - synonym: Duplicatinae Muskhelishvili, 1967

Genera

Genera within the family Nassariidae include:^[6][7]

Not belonging to a subfamily

• Adinopsis Odhner, 1923 : ? synonym of Bullia Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
• Adinus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• Soyonassa Okutani, 1964

Nassariinae

• Caesia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• Demoulia Gray, 1838
• Nassarius Finlay, 1927
• Nassodonta H. Adams, 1867
• Naytia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• Phrontis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• Reticunassa Iredale, 1936
• Tritia Risso, 1826

  List of synonyms in Nassariinae

• Aciculina A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Nassarius (Aciculina) A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
• Alectrion Montfort, 1810 : synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
• Alectryon Melvill, 1918: synonym of Alectrion Montfort, 1810: synonym of Nassarius (Alectrion) Montfort, 1810: synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
• Allanassa Iredale, 1929: synonym of Nassarius (Allanassa) Iredale, 1929: synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
• Amycla H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Tritia Risso, 1826
• Amyclina Iredale, 1918: synonym of Tritia Risso, 1826
• Arcularia Link, 1807: synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
• Arculia Jousseaume, 1888: synonym of Arcularia Link, 1807: synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
• Austronassaria C. Laseron & J. Laseron, 1956: synonym of Nassarius (Plicarcularia) Thiele, 1929: synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
• † Bathynassa Ladd, 1976: synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
• Cencus Gistel, 1848: synonym of Cyclope Risso, 1826: synonym of Tritia Risso, 1826
• † Chelenassa Shuto, 1969 : synonym of Nassarius (Plicarcularia) Thiele, 1929: synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
• Cyclonassa Swainson, 1840: synonym of Cyclope Risso, 1826: synonym of Tritia Risso, 1826
• Cyclope Risso, 1826: synonym of Tritia Risso, 1826
• Cyclops Montfort, 1810 : synonym of Cyclope Risso, 1826; synonym of Tritia Risso, 1826
• Desmoulea Gray, 1847: synonym of Demoulia Gray, 1838
• Desmoulinsia: synonym of Demoulia Gray, 1838
• Eione Risso, 1826: synonym of Nassarius (Plicarcularia) Thiele, 1929: synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
• † Fackia Nordsieck, 1972 : synonym of Nassarius (Gussonea) Monterosato, 1912: synonym of Tritia Risso, 1826
• Glabrinassa Shuto, 1969: synonym of Nassarius (Zeuxis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
• Hebra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
• Hima Leach in Gray, 1852: synonym of Tritia Risso, 1826
• Hinia Leach, 1847: synonym of Tritia Risso, 1826
• Ilyanassa Stimpson, 1865: synonym of Tritia Risso, 1826
• † Mirua Marwick, 1931: synonym of Tritia Risso, 1826
• Moulinsia Tournouer, 1874: synonym of Demoulia Gray, 1838
• Nana Schumacher, 1817: synonym of Cyclope Risso, 1826: synonym of Tritia Risso, 1826
• Nanina Risso, 1826: synonym of Cyclope Risso, 1826: synonym of Tritia Risso, 1826
• Nassa Lamarck, 1799: synonym of Nassarius (Sphaeronassa) Locard, 1886 ; Nassa Röding, 1798 belongs to the subfamily Rapaninae in the family Muricidae
• Naytiopsis Thiele, 1929: synonym of Tritia Risso, 1826
• Neritula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Cyclope Risso, 1826: synonym of Tritia Risso, 1826
• Niotha H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Nassarius (Niotha) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
• Pallacera Woodring, 1964: synonym of Nassarius (Pallacera) Woodring, 1964 : synonym ofNassarius Duméril, 1805
• Panormella O. G. Costa, 1840: synonym of Cyclope Risso, 1826: synonym of Tritia Risso, 1826
• Parcanassa Iredale, 1936: synonym of Tritia Risso, 1826
• Plicarcularia Thiele, 1929: synonym of Nassarius (Plicarcularia) Thiele, 1929: synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
• Profundinassa Thiele, 1929: synonym of Nassarius (Profundinassa) Thiele, 1929: synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
• Proneritula Thiele, 1929: synonym of Tritia Risso, 1826
• Pygmaeonassa Annandale, 1924: synonym of Nassarius (Pygmaeonassa) Annandale, 1924: synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
• Reticarcularia Shuto, 1969: synonym of Nassarius (Plicarcularia) Thiele, 1929: synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
• Scabronassa Peile, 1939: synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
• Sphaeronassa Locard, 1886: synonym of Nassarius (Sphaeronassa) Locard, 1886
• Streptorhega Bronn, 1856: synonym of Demoulia Gray, 1838
• Tarazeuxis Iredale, 1936: synonym of Nassarius (Telasco) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Tritia Risso, 1826
• Tavaniotha Iredale, 1936: synonym of Nassarius (Niotha) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
• Telasco H. & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Nassarius (Telasco) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Tritia Risso, 1826
• Tritonella A. Adams, 1852: synonym of Nassarius (Hima) Leach in Gray, 1852: synonym of Tritia Risso, 1826
• Uzita H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Tritia Risso, 1826
• Varicinassa Habe, 1946: synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
• Venassa Martens, 1881: synonym of Nassarius (Zeuxis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805
• Zeuxis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Nassarius (Zeuxis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805

Buccinanopsinae Galindo, Puillandre, Lozouet & Bouchet, 2016

• Buccinanops d'Orbigny, 1841

Bullinae

• Bullia Gray, 1833
• † Bulliopsis Conrad, 1862
• Adinus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Bullia Gray, 1833
• Leiodomus Swainson, 1840: synonym of Bullia Gray, 1833
• Pseudostrombus Mörch, 1852: synonym of Bullia Gray, 1833

Cylleninae

• Cyllene Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
• Nassaria Link, 1807
• Tomlinia Peile, 1937
• Trajana Gardner, 1948
• Benthindsia Iredale, 1936: synonym of Nassaria Link, 1807
• Hindsia'' A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Nassaria Link, 1807
• Microfusus Dall, 1916: synonym ofNassaria Link, 1807
• Radulphus Iredale, 1924: synonym of Cyllene Gray, 1834

Dorsaninae

• † Cyllenina Bellardi, 1882
• † Desorinassa Nuttall & Cooper, 1973
• Dorsanum Gray, 1847
• † Keepingia Nuttall & J. Cooper, 1973
• † Lisbonia Palmer, 1937
• † Monoptygma Lea, 1833
• † Pseudocominella Nuttall & J. Cooper, 1973
• † Thanetinassa Nuttall & J. Cooper, 1973
• † Whitecliffia Nuttall & J. Cooper, 1973
• † Colwellia Nuttall & J. Cooper, 1973 : synonym of † Keepingia Nuttall & J. Cooper, 1973
• † Desorinassa Nuttall & J. Cooper, 1973 : synonym of † Keepingia Nuttall & J. Cooper, 1973
• † Duplicata Korobkov, 1955 : synonym of Dorsanum Gray, 1847

Subfamily ?

• Ambullina Palmer, 1937

References

1. (Ponder, 1973
2. The origin and evolution of the Neogastropoda.Malacologia. 1973;12(2):295-338.
3. Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda), Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 14, 356 p
4. The molecular phylogeny of the Buccinidae(Caenogastropoda: Neogastropoda) as inferred from the complete mitochondrial 16 S rRNA gene sequences of selected representatives, Molluscan Research 25 (2), pp. 85-98
5. Haitao Li (李海涛), Duan Lin (林端), Hongda Fang (方宏达), Aijia Zhu (朱艾嘉) and Yang Gao (高阳), Species identification and phylogenetic analysis of genus Nassarius (Nassariidae) based on mitochondrial genes , Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, Volume 28, Number 3 / May, 2010, pp. 565-572, doi 10.1007/s00343-010-9031-4
6. "Nassariidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
7. Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1

External links

• Haasl, D.M. (September 2000). "PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS AMONG NASSARIID GASTROPODS". Journal of Paleontology. 74 (5): 839–852. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2000)074<0839.