Necklace nassa
Nassarius distortus
- Usual depth1–21 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsOctober, November, and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Nassarius distortus, common name : the distorted nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 8 records
- February: 9 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 11 records
- October: 16 records
- November: 21 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–21 m · Deepest record: 50 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Necklace nassa, necklace nassa
Names in 1 more languages
- German
- Halsketten-Reusenschnecke
Other scientific names: Buccinum coronatum, Buccinum monile, Nassa (Alectrion) distorta, Nassa (Alectrion) monilis, Nassa (Alectryon) monilis, Nassa distorta, Nassa lachrymosa, Nassa monile, Nassarius (Niotha) distortus, Nassarius monilis
Similar species
- Crowned nassa
Nassarius coronatus
- Glans nassa
Nassarius glans
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).
- 183 open-data records from 1834 to 2024.
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