Crowned nassa
Nassarius coronatus
- Usual depth0–5 m
- Water temperature19–30 °C
- Best monthsJune, July, and August
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Nassarius coronatus, common name the crown nassa or the coronated dog whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Nassarius coronatus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 17 records
- February: 16 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 13 records
- June: 29 records
- July: 30 records
- August: 29 records
- September: 24 records
- October: 19 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–5 m · Deepest record: 5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Crowned nassa, crowned nassa
Names in 3 more languages
- German
- Kronenreusenschnecke
- Japanese
- イボヨフバイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 白織紋螺
Other scientific names: Buccinum bronnii, Buccinum coronatum, Nassa coronata, Nassarius (Nassarius) coronatus
Similar species
- Glans nassa
Nassarius glans
- cake nassa
Nassarius arcularia
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).
- 502 open-data records from 1789 to 2010.
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