Nassarius sinusigerus
| Nassarius sinusigerus | |
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| Shell of Nassarius sinusigerus (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Nassarius |
| Species: | N. sinusigerus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius sinusigerus A. Adams, 1851 | |
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Nassarius sinusigerus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Description
Ecology
Nassarius sinusigerus is an opportunistic scavenger. Studies in the Gulf of Aqaba found the species is strongly attracted to organically enriched sediments beneath fish farm cages, likely due to increased food availability, though its distribution is limited by adverse sediment conditions such as anoxia and high sulfide levels. Because of this sensitivity, the species' distribution has been proposed as a potential bioindicator of sediment quality near aquaculture operations.[2]
The shell size varies between 6.5 mm and 12 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, off the Philippines and in the central Pacific Ocean. In the Gulf of Aqaba, the species has been recorded at depths of around 24 metres, where it is a dominant member of the macrobenthic community near fish farms.[3]
References
- 1 2 Nassarius sinusigerus A. Adams, 1851. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 November 2010.
- ↑ "Dynamic response of a mud snail Nassarius sinusigerus to changes in sediment biogeochemistry". Marine Pollution Bulletin. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "Dynamic response of a mud snail Nassarius sinusigerus to changes in sediment biogeochemistry". Marine Pollution Bulletin. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
- Lozouet P. & Plaziat J.C. (2008) Mangrove environments and molluscs. Abatan River, Bohol and Panglao Islands, central Philippines. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 160 pp.
External links
- Adams, A. (1852-1853). Catalogue of the species of Nassa, a genus of gasteropodous Mollusca belonging to the family Buccinidae, in the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq., with the description of some new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1851) 19: 94-112
- A. A. (1860). Descriptions of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 7: 323-336
- Smith, E. A. (1899). Natural history notes from H.M. Indian Marine Survey Steamer 'Investigator,' Commander T. H. Heming, R.N. — Series III., No. 1. On Mollusca from the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. ser. 7, 4 (22): 237-251
- Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1901). The Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Seas as evidenced mainly through the collections of Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1893-1900, with descriptions of new species. Part 1, Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Scaphopoda. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1901 (2): 327-460.
- Cernohorsky, W. O. (1981). "Revision of the Australian and New Zealand Tertiary and Recent Species of the Family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda)". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 18: 137–192. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906302. Wikidata Q58677171.
- "Nassarius (Niotha) sinusigerus sinusigerus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 December 2010.