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

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17 species in Atlantic, Western 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 acutus [Sharp nassa]	Nassarius albus [White nassa]
Nassarius antillarum [Antilles nassa]	No picture found Nassarius candei []	No picture found Nassarius candidissimus []
No picture found Nassarius compertus []	Nassarius consensus [Striate nassa]	No picture found Nassarius hotessierianus []
No picture found Nassarius kaicherae []	No picture found Nassarius karinae []	No picture found Nassarius paucicostatus []
No picture found Nassarius pernitidus []	Nassarius polygonatus [Black-spot nassa]	Nassarius scissuratus []
No picture found Nassarius trivittatus [Threeline mudsnail]	No picture found Phrontis vibex [Bruised nassa]

17 Species of Family Nassariidae
(Nassa mud snails)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Ilyanassa obsoleta	Eastern mudsnail	Eastern Pacific and Weste	3.82 DL
Nassarius acutus	Sharp nassa	Eastern Central Pacific a	1.5 DL
Nassarius albus	White nassa	Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL
Nassarius antillarum	Antilles nassa	Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL
Nassarius candei		Western Atlantic.	0.52 DL
Nassarius candidissimus		Western Central Atlantic	1.14 DL
Nassarius compertus		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL
Nassarius consensus	Striate nassa	Western Central Atlantic.	1.46 DL
Nassarius hotessierianus		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL
Nassarius kaicherae		Western Atlantic.	1.22 DL
Nassarius karinae		Western Atlantic.	1 DL
Nassarius paucicostatus		Western Central Atlantic.	1.2 DL
Nassarius pernitidus		Western Atlantic.	1.8 DL
Nassarius polygonatus	Black-spot nassa	Western Atlantic.	1.6 DL
Nassarius scissuratus		Western Atlantic	1.5 DL
Nassarius trivittatus	Threeline mudsnail	Western Atlantic Ocean.	2.49 DL
Phrontis vibex	Bruised nassa	Western Atlantic.	2 DL

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