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Nassarius granifer Granulated Dog Whelk, Granulated Nassa

Nassarius graniferis commonly referred to as Granulated Dog Whelk, Granulated Nassa. 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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lexID:
14652 
AphiaID:
560218 
Scientific:
Nassarius granifer 
German:
Granulierte Reusenschnecke, Granulierte Nassa 
English:
Granulated Dog Whelk, Granulated Nassa 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Nassariidae (Family) > Nassarius (Genus) > granifer (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Kiener, ), 1834 
Occurrence:
Aldabra Group, Australia, China, Indian Ocean, Marschall Islands, Mascarene Islands, Queensland (Australia), Réunion  
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 0.39" (1,0cm - 1,8cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Carrion 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
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:
2022-03-27 19:33:11 

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Nassarius granifer (Kiener, 1834)

Nassarius granifer, common name the granulated dog whelk or granulated nassa, is a species of sea snail with an operculum, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the mud snails or dog whelks.

The shell is ovate, thick and globular. Its color is of an ash-white. This Dog Whelk is a scavenger.

Synonymised names:
Buccinum graniferum Kiener, 1834 · unaccepted (original combination)
Buccinum verrucosum Bruguière, 1789 · unaccepted
Nassa (Arcularia) granifera (Kiener, 1834) · unaccepted
Nassa granifera (Kiener, 1834) · unaccepted
Nassa perlata Marrat, 1880 · unaccepted
Nassarius (Plicarcularia) granifer (Kiener, 1834) · unaccepted
Nassarius (Plicarcularia) graniferus (Kiener, 1834) · unaccepted
Nassarius graniferus (Kiener, 1834) · unaccepted (wrong spelling of specific epithet)
Nassarius granuliferus (Kiener, 1834) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Plicarcularia granifera (Kiener, 1834) · unaccepted

External links

  1. Underwaterkwaj (en). Abgerufen am 27.03.2022.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 27.03.2022.
  3. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 27.03.2022.

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