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Family: Nassariidae Nassa mud snails (See list of species below)

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23 species in Indian Ocean, Western with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Bullia mauritiana [Mauritius Bullia]	No picture found Bullia persica []	No picture found Bullia tranquebarica []
Nassarius albescens [Whitish nassa]	Nassarius arcularia [Cake nassa]	No picture found Nassarius castus []
Nassarius concinnus [Neat nassa]	Nassarius coronatus [Coronate nassa]	Nassarius crematus [Burned nassa]
No picture found Nassarius deshayesianus []	No picture found Nassarius emilyae []	No picture found Nassarius frederici []
No picture found Nassarius gemmuliferus []	Nassarius glans [Glans nassa]	No picture found Nassarius himeroessa []
No picture found Nassarius jactabundus []	No picture found Nassarius livescens [Nassa mud shell]	No picture found Nassarius marmoreus [Marbled nassa]
Nassarius papillosus [Pimpled basket shell]	No picture found Nassarius persicus []	Nassarius splendidulus []
No picture found Nassarius tadjallii []	No picture found Tritia ephamilla []

23 Species of Family Nassariidae
(Nassa mud snails)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Bullia mauritiana	Mauritius Bullia	Western Indian Ocean
Bullia persica		Western Indian Ocean
Bullia tranquebarica		Western Indian Ocean
Nassarius albescens	Whitish nassa	Indo-West Pacific.
Nassarius arcularia	Cake nassa	Indo-Pacific and the Medi	4 SHL
Nassarius castus		Indo-West Pacific
Nassarius concinnus	Neat nassa	Indo-West Pacific.
Nassarius coronatus	Coronate nassa	Indo-West Pacific	3.5 ShH
Nassarius crematus	Burned nassa	Indo-Pacific	4 SHL
Nassarius deshayesianus		Western Indian Ocean
Nassarius emilyae		Western Indian Ocean
Nassarius frederici		Western Indian Ocean
Nassarius gemmuliferus		Western Indian Ocean.
Nassarius glans	Glans nassa	Indo-Pacific.	5.5 SHL
Nassarius himeroessa		Western Indian Ocean
Nassarius jactabundus		Western Indian Ocean
Nassarius livescens	Nassa mud shell	Indo-West Pacific. Tropi	2.5 ShH
Nassarius marmoreus	Marbled nassa	Western Indian Ocean
Nassarius papillosus	Pimpled basket shell	Indo-Pacific.
Nassarius persicus		Western Indian Ocean.
Nassarius splendidulus		Indo-Pacific.
Nassarius tadjallii		Western Indian Ocean.
Tritia ephamilla		Indo-West Pacific.

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