Nassarius oneratus

Nassarius oneratus, common name the loaded nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.^[1]

Nassarius oneratus
Shell of Nassarius oneratus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Nassarius
Species:	N. oneratus
Binomial name
Nassarius oneratus (Deshayes, 1863)
Synonyms[1]
Nassa obliqua Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848 (invalid: secondary junior homonym of Buccinum obliquum Kiener, 1841) Nassa obliqua Pease, 1865 (invalid: junior homonym of Nassa obliqua Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) Nassa obliqua Rousseau, 1854 (invalid: junior homonym of Nassa obliqua Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) Nassa onerata Deshayes, 1863 (original combination) Nassa onerato Deshayes, 1863 (misspelling) Nassarius (Plicarcularia) oneratus (Deshayes, 1863)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 18 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific off La Réunion and the Mascarene Basin; also off the Solomon Islands.