Nassarius cinctellus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.1)MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nassarius cinctellus (Gould, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=737185 on 2021-09-10
Taxonomy The name Nassa cinctella A. Adams, 1852, is a junior homonym of Nassa cinctella Gould, 1850, and the name Nassarius cinctellus (A. Adams, 1852) is thus nomenclaturally invalid. However, in the absence of a revision of southern Atlantic nassariids, it is uncertain whether there may be another name available for the same taxonomical species, or whether a replacement name is needed. Pending such a revision, WoRMS maintains the status quo by listing the two Nassarius cinctellus of Gould, 1850, and A. Adams, 1852, as valid.
In this article both taxa are mixed pending the revision, as it is not possible to create two articles with the same name for different species. The same goes for the entries in the Commons and in Wikidata.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 7.5 mm.
This very pretty shell is well marked by its short conical form, its few prominent ribs, shouldered whorls, and thread-like vitta. (Description by Gould) Distribution (A. Adams) In the Atlantic Ocean off St Helena; in the Red Sea;(Gould) in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.
References
Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
External links 1) Gould, A. A. (1850). Descriptions of new species of shells from the United States Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 3: 151-156, 169–172, 214-218, 252–256, 275–278, 292–296, 309–312, 343–348 2) Adams, A. (1852-1853). Catalogue of the species of Nassa, a genus of gasteropodous Mollusca belonging to the family Buccinidae, in the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq., with the description of some new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1851) 19: 94-112 Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356