Nassarius acutus

Author
Say, 1822
Common Names
  • Sharp Nassa

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Min Depth
2 meters
Max Depth
110 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Virginia to Hispaniola
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • carnivore (includes scavengers)
  • offshore banks in northern Gulf of Mexico
  • soft substrate (muds, sands, clays)
References

  • Andrews, J. 1977. Shells and Shores of Texas. University of Texas Press, Austin. xx + 365 pp., [4] pls.

  • García-Cubas, A. 1971. Ecología y distribución de los micromoluscos de la Laguna de Tamiahua, Veracruz, Mexico. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geologia Boletin 91: 53 pp., 5 foldouts, 11 pls.

  • Lee, H. G. 1998. Western Atlantic Nassariidae. American Conchologist 26(4): 18–20.

  • Tunnell, J. W., Jr., and A. H. Chaney. 1970. A checklist of the mollusks of Seven and One-Half Fathom Reef, northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Contributions in Marine Science 15: 193–203.

  • Vokes, H. E., and E. H. Vokes. 1983. Distribution of shallow-water marine Mollusca, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Middle American Research Institute Publication 54: viii + 183.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-13-2024.

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