Nassarius olivaceus

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–57 m
Water temperature23–30 °C
Best monthsJanuary, July, and August
How commonRare

About this species

Nassarius olivaceus, common name: the olivaceous 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: 9 records
February: 7 records
March: 7 records
April: 5 records
May: 1 records
June: 7 records
July: 8 records
August: 8 records
September: 8 records
October: 1 records
November: 2 records
December: 4 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–57 m · Deepest record: 56.5 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C

22–24 °C: 16 records
24–26 °C: 15 records
26–28 °C: 42 records
28–30 °C: 49 records

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: クリイロムシロ／クリイロヨフバイ
Simplified Chinese: 橄欖織紋螺

Other scientific names: Arcularia taenia, Buccinum olivaceum, Buccinum taenia, Nassa (Alectrion) badia, Nassa (Alectryon) freyi, Nassa (Alectryon) taenia, Nassa (Amycla) dimorpha, Nassa (Zeuxis) olivacea, Nassa (Zeuxis) taenia, Nassa approximata, Nassa badia, Nassa olivacea, Nassa taenia, Nassarius (Alectrion) badia, Nassarius (Zeuxis) olivaceus, Nassarius taenius, Zeuxis olivaceus, Zeuxis taenia

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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).
149 open-data records from 1789 to 2012.

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