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

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36 species in Pacific, Eastern Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Ilyanassa obsoleta [Eastern mudsnail]	No picture found Nassarius abyssicola []	No picture found Nassarius acutus [Sharp nassa]
No picture found Nassarius albomaculatus []	Nassarius arcularia [Cake nassa]	No picture found Nassarius candens []
No picture found Nassarius cernohorskyi []	Nassarius comptus []	Nassarius concinnus [Neat nassa]
Nassarius conoidalis [Cone-shaped nassa]	No picture found Nassarius crebricostatus []	Nassarius crematus [Burned nassa]
No picture found Nassarius crenulicostatus []	No picture found Nassarius dijki []	No picture found Nassarius fraudulentus []
Nassarius gaudiosus [Gaudy nassa]	Nassarius glans [Glans nassa]	No picture found Nassarius graniferus [Granulated nassa]
No picture found Nassarius haldemanni []	No picture found Nassarius herosae []	No picture found Nassarius hirtus []
No picture found Nassarius olomea []	Nassarius papillosus [Pimpled basket shell]	No picture found Nassarius poupini []
No picture found Nassarius protrusidens []	No picture found Nassarius reeveanus []	No picture found Nassarius rehderi []
No picture found Nassarius shacklefordi []	No picture found Nassarius silvardi []	Nassarius splendidulus []
No picture found Nassarius subtranslucidus []	No picture found Nassarius tabescens []	No picture found Nassarius tangaroai []
No picture found Nassarius troendleorum []	No picture found Nassarius vittatus []	Recticunassa paupera []

36 Species of Family Nassariidae
(Nassa mud snails)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Ilyanassa obsoleta	Eastern mudsnail	Eastern Pacific and Weste	3.82 DL
Nassarius abyssicola		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius acutus	Sharp nassa	Eastern Central Pacific a	1.5 DL
Nassarius albomaculatus		Southeast Pacific
Nassarius arcularia	Cake nassa	Indo-Pacific and the Medi	4 SHL
Nassarius candens		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius cernohorskyi		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius comptus		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius concinnus	Neat nassa	Indo-West Pacific.
Nassarius conoidalis	Cone-shaped nassa	Western Pacific	3 ShH
Nassarius crebricostatus		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius crematus	Burned nassa	Indo-Pacific	4 SHL
Nassarius crenulicostatus		Central Pacific
Nassarius dijki		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius fraudulentus		Central Pacific.
Nassarius gaudiosus	Gaudy nassa	Pacific Ocean and Malaya.
Nassarius glans	Glans nassa	Indo-Pacific.	5.5 SHL
Nassarius graniferus	Granulated nassa	Central Pacific.
Nassarius haldemanni		Central Pacific.
Nassarius herosae		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius hirtus		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius olomea		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius papillosus	Pimpled basket shell	Indo-Pacific.
Nassarius poupini		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius protrusidens		Central Pacific
Nassarius reeveanus		Pacific Ocean
Nassarius rehderi		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius shacklefordi		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius silvardi		Western Central Pacific
Nassarius splendidulus		Indo-Pacific.
Nassarius subtranslucidus		Central Pacific
Nassarius tabescens		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius tangaroai		Eastern Central Pacific
Nassarius troendleorum		Central Pacific
Nassarius vittatus		Western Central Pacific
Recticunassa paupera		Central Pacific.

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