Nassarius reeveanus

Nassarius reeveanus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae.^[1]

Nassarius reeveanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Subfamily:	Nassariinae
Genus:	Nassarius
Species:	N. reeveanus
Binomial name
Nassarius reeveanus (Dunker, 1847)
Synonyms[1]
Buccinum (Bullia) velatum Gould, 1850 Buccinum reeveanum Dunker, 1847 (original combination) Nassa (Zeuxis) lentiginosa A. Adams, 1852 Nassa (Zeuxis) lentiginosa var. punctata A. Adams, 1852 Nassa filosa A. Adams, 1852 Nassa lentiginosa A. Adams, 1852 Nassa luctuosa A. Adams, 1852 Nassa mustelina Gould, 1860 Nassa punctata A. Adams, 1852 Nassa zonalis A. Adams, 1852 Nassarius (Telasco) reeveanus (Dunker, 1847) · accepted, alternate representation Nassarius (Telasco) velatus (Gould, 1877) Nassarius (Zeuxis) lentiginosus (A. Adams, 1852) Nassarius (Zeuxis) velatus (Gould, 1877) Nassarius (Zeuxis) zonalis Kira, 1954 Nassarius (Telasco) reeveanus (Dunker, 1847) Nassarius lentiginosus (A. Adams, 1852) Nassarius zonalis (A. Adams, 1852) Tarazeuxis velatus (Gould, 1877) Zeuxis (Tarazeuxis) velatus (Gould, 1877) Zeuxis velatus (Gould, 1877)

Description

The shell of Nassarius reeveanus ranges in size between 14 and 26 mm. It is patterned with alternating transversal bands of cream and black.^[2]

Nassarius reeveanus, a live specimen

Distribution

Nassarius reeveanus is found in the Indo-Pacific^[2] and off Australia (Western Australia).