#nassariidae

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#3564 - Tritia burchardi - Burchard's Dogwhelk

Scavenging Nassariid snails, found on coastlines around the southern half of Australia, and Northern New Zealand.

Point Peron, Perth

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Nassarius glans - 44 mm, Indonesia

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Nassarius papillosus - 51 mm, Indonesia

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Olive whelk (Nassarius olivaceus) with Snail-hitching sea anemones

More about this snail and about these little anemones on the wildfacts sheets on wildsingapore. For a high res version of this photo, please review the details on about using my photos. When making the request, please include this reference: 151128cnyo270645

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A Nassarius Snail typically lives below the sand or gravel level in your saltwater aquarium. You may barely be able to see it, except for its little antenna (syphon) out of the ground in order to locate food. In this way it stays cloaked until it is ready to emerge. If you've fed your saltwater fish or livestock in your aquarium, you might see the Nassarius Snail emerge to find and locate food by bursting up and out of the sand. It's a fun sight to behold and here is a preview of what it looks like, since they don't always surface when you'd like! Captured in full high definition video. Please support our site by posting a message if you loved our video or by participating in our community at AquariumSpace.com - thank you! Also feel free to subscribe to our YouTube channel!

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#1013 - Nassarius sp. - Dog Whelk

Not to be confused with the muricid Nucella lapillus, also called a Dog Whelk. Very active scavengers, considered invaluable in marine aquaria, and used in some of the oldest jewelry known - 100,000 years old. Usually noticed when they’ve smelt a dead fish or something in the water with their long siphon, whereupon they emerge from the sand and converge at high speed. High speed for a snail, anyway.

Nassarius means “one who uses a wicker basket to catch fish”

Point Peron, Perth

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Granulated Dog Whelk (Nassarius graniferus)

Also known as the granulated nassa, the granulated dog whelk is a species of nassariid gastropod (dog whelk) that occurs in the Indo-West Pacific. Like other nassariids N. graniferus typically inhabits mud flats or sandy bottoms and is an active scavenger, feeding on carrion and small invertebrates. N. graniferus is usually seen burrowed into the substrate with only its siphon showing, waiting until is 'smells' food.

Classification

Animalia-Mollusca-Gastropoda-Caenogastropoda-Hypsogastropoda-Neogastropoda-Buccinoidea-Nassariidae-Nassariinae-Nassarius-N. graniferus

Image: Richard Ling

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Granulated Dog Whelks by richard ling on Flickr.

Two Granulated Dog Whelks (Nassarius graniferus) on coral rubble. Wheeler Reef, Great Barrier Reef. Mollusca, Gastropoda, Sorbeoconcha, Nassariidae.