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Nassarius fossatus (Gould, 1850)
Nassarius fossatus, the channeled basket snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks. It is native to the west coast of North America where it is found on mudflats on the foreshore and on sand and mud in shallow water.
This is one of the largest mud snails in the genus and has a robust shell that can reach nearly 5 cm long.
Nassarius fossatus is a scavenger. This nassa lays its characteristic egg-masses on any available solid objects.
Synonymised names:
Buccinum elegans Reeve, 1842 (invalid: junior homonym of Buccinum elegans J. de C. Sowerby, 1824, and B. elegans O. G. Costa, 1829 )
Buccinum fossatum Gould, 1850 (original combination)
Nassa morleti Crosse, 1867
Nassa reevei A. Adams, 1852
Nassarius fossatus, the channeled basket snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks. It is native to the west coast of North America where it is found on mudflats on the foreshore and on sand and mud in shallow water.
This is one of the largest mud snails in the genus and has a robust shell that can reach nearly 5 cm long.
Nassarius fossatus is a scavenger. This nassa lays its characteristic egg-masses on any available solid objects.
Synonymised names:
Buccinum elegans Reeve, 1842 (invalid: junior homonym of Buccinum elegans J. de C. Sowerby, 1824, and B. elegans O. G. Costa, 1829 )
Buccinum fossatum Gould, 1850 (original combination)
Nassa morleti Crosse, 1867
Nassa reevei A. Adams, 1852
