Nassarius pauperatus

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth0 m
Water temperature14–28 °C
Best monthsJanuary, March, and October
How commonOccasional

Photo credit: (c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

About this species

Nassarius pauperatus, commonly known as the impoverished dog whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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: 102 records
February: 56 records
March: 92 records
April: 71 records
May: 41 records
June: 32 records
July: 30 records
August: 28 records
September: 50 records
October: 89 records
November: 62 records
December: 53 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0 m · Deepest record: 34 m

0–10 m: 122 records
10–20 m: 3 records
20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–28 °C

12–14 °C: 105 records
14–16 °C: 304 records
16–18 °C: 50 records
18–20 °C: 32 records
20–22 °C: 14 records
22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 2 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Maria Duynisveld, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Maria Duynisveld, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Arcularia pauperata, Buccinum australe, Buccinum pauperatum, Nassa lirella, Nassa pauperata, Nassarius (Niotha) pauperatus, Parcanassa pauperata, Tavaniotha pauperata

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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).
828 open-data records from 1901 to 2014.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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