Nassarius subspinosus
- Usual depth1–5 m
- Water temperature18–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember, October, and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Nassarius subspinosus, common name the prickly 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: 7 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 13 records
- October: 14 records
- November: 10 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–5 m · Deepest record: 21 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–30 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Buccinum subspinosum, Hebra subspinosa, Nassa (Hebra) sistroidea, Nassa (Hebra) subspinosa, Nassa (Hima) sistroidea, Nassa sistroidea, Nassa subspinosa, Nassarius (Hebra) subspinosus
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).
- 149 open-data records from 1822 to 2006.
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