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Nassarius bicallosus Nassa Mud Snail

Nassarius bicallosus is commonly referred to as Nassa Mud Snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Nassarius bicallosus,Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2024


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lexID:
17557 
AphiaID:
560152 
Scientific:
Nassarius bicallosus 
German:
Reusenschnecke 
English:
Nassa Mud Snail 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Nassariidae (Family) > Nassarius (Genus) > bicallosus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(E. A. Smith, ), 1876 
Occurrence:
Australia, Philippines, Queensland (Australia) 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
3,0 cm 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Carrion, Detritus 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
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:
2025-06-28 13:00:58 

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Nassarius bicallosus (E. A. Smith, 1876)

Diet: scavenger

Synonymised names
Arcularia bicallosa (E. A. Smith, 1876) · unaccepted
Nassa bicallosa E. A. Smith, 1876 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Nassa glabella Marrat, 1877 · unaccepted
Nassa laevigata Marrat, 1877 · unaccepted
Nassarius (Nassarius) coronatus philippinensis Shuto, 1969 † · unaccepted
Nassarius (Zeuxis) bicallosus (E. A. Smith, 1876) · unaccepted

External links

  1. Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 28.06.2025.

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Nassarius bicallosus,Port Hedland, WA, Australia 2024
Nassarius bicallosus,Port Hedland, WA, Australia 2023
Nassarius bicallosus,Port Hedland, WA, Australia 2023
Nassarius bicallosus,Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2024

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