Nassarius gaudiosus

Nassarius gaudiosus, common name the gaudy nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.^[1]

Nassarius gaudiosus
Several views of a shell of Nassarius gaudiosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Nassarius
Species:	N. gaudiosus
Binomial name
Nassarius gaudiosus (Hinds, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
Alectrion gaudiosus (Hinds, 1844) Arcularia gaudiosus (Hinds, 1844) Buccinum (Nassa) semiplicatum Dunker, 1853 Nassa (Alectryon) mucronata A. Adams, 1852 Nassa (Telasco) gaudiosa Hinds, 1844 Nassa (Zeuxis) gaudiosa Hinds, 1844 Nassa gaudiosa Hinds, 1844 Nassa graphitera Beck in Marrat, 1877 Nassa lilacina Goulds, 1852 Nassa mucronata A. Adams, 1852 Nassa semisulcata Dunker, 1867 Nassarius (Alectrion) mucronatus (A. Adams, 1852) Nassarius (Niotha) gaudiosus (Hinds, 1844) Nassarius (Tarazeuxis) mucronatus (A. Adams, 1852) Nassarius (Telasco) gaudiosus (Hinds, 1844) Nassarius gaudiosus mucronatus (A. Adams, 1851) Nassarius mucronata Tarazeuxis mucronatus (A. Adams, 1852)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 29 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, Aldabra, Chagos, the Mascarene Basin and Mauritius; in Hawaii (Maui); and in the West Pacific.