Glans nassa

Nassarius glans

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth8–44 m
Water temperature16–30 °C
Best monthsMay, August, and September
How commonOccasional

About this species

Nassarius glans, common name the acorn 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 glans”, 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: 15 records
February: 13 records
March: 7 records
April: 21 records
May: 32 records
June: 10 records
July: 22 records
August: 31 records
September: 33 records
October: 15 records
November: 22 records
December: 12 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 8–44 m · Deepest record: 106 m

0–10 m: 36 records
10–20 m: 97 records
20–30 m: 47 records
30–40 m: 33 records
40–50 m: 19 records
50–60 m: 10 records
60–70 m: 3 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 3 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 16–30 °C

14–16 °C: 2 records
16–18 °C: 5 records
18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 9 records
22–24 °C: 8 records
24–26 °C: 286 records
26–28 °C: 54 records
28–30 °C: 94 records

Names and classification

English: Glans nassa, glans nassa

Names in 2 more languages

German: Eichelreuse, Eichelreusenschnecke
Japanese: キンシバイ

Other scientific names: Alectrion glans, Buccinum lineatum, Buccinum suturale, Nassa intermedia, Nassa suturalis, Nassarius (Alectrion) glans, Nassarius suturalis

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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).
594 open-data records from 1822 to 2022.

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