cake nassa

Nassarius arcularia

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–6 m
Water temperature18–30 °C
Best monthsSeptember and October
How commonRare

About this species

Nassarius arcularia, the casket nassa or the little box dog whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks. It is found in tropical and subtropical coastal waters across the world, inhabiting muddy areas close to the shoreline.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 3 records
February: 3 records
March: 5 records
April: 1 records
May: 3 records
June: 7 records
July: 3 records
August: 2 records
September: 17 records
October: 15 records
November: 3 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–6 m · Deepest record: 110 m

0–10 m: 29 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–30 °C

16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 3 records
24–26 °C: 9 records
26–28 °C: 15 records
28–30 °C: 67 records

Names and classification

English: cake nassa, casket nassa

Names in 2 more languages

German: Schmuckkästchen, SchmuckkästchenReusenschnecke
Japanese: オリイレヨフバイ

Other scientific names: Buccinum arcularia, Buccinum rumphii, Nassa arcularia, Nassa rumphii, Nassarius (Nassarius) arcularia, Nassarius (Nassarius) arcularius, Nassarius arcularius

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
306 open-data records from 1758 to 2008.

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