Nassarius paucicostatus

Nassarius paucicostatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.

Description

The shell grows to a length of 12 mm.

It is considered harmless toward humans.

Distribution

This species occurs in the USA, Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off the Bahamas.

Distribution occurs in the Western Central Atlantic waters.

References

• Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356
• Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

External links

• https://www.sealifebase.se/Country/CountryList.php?ID=141202&GenusName=Nassarius&SpeciesName=paucicostatus. Nassarius paucicostatus. Retrieved 3 September 2025.