(Jeffreys, 1867)

Description:
Shell as for Nassarius reticulatus , but the outer surfaces an inside of aperture are violet, outer lip is faintly toothed and there are three spirals on the basal boss.

Size:
Up to 30 mm.

Colour:
Violet.

Habitat:
In muddy bottoms in waters with variable salinity.

Distribution:
Distribution poorly known because of taxonomic confusion with N. reticulatus. Common in the Mediterranean and possible in estuaries of the North Sea.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Subclass Prosobranchia
Superorder Caenogastropoda
Order Neogastropoda
Family Nassariidae
Genus Nassarius
Species Nassarius nitidus

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Nassarius nitidus (Jeffreys, 1867)

Sorry, there are no scientific synonyms and common names available for this species

Graham, Alastair F.R.S., 1988. Molluscs: Prosobranch and Pyramidellid Gastropods. Synopses of the British fauna (NS), 2: 1-662.

Rolán, E. & A. A. Luque, 1994. Nassarius reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) y Nassarius nitidus (Jeffreys, 1867) (Gastropoda, Nassariidae), dos especies válidas de los mares de Europa. Iberius, 12(2): 59-76.

Seaward, D.R., 1990. Distribution of the marine molluscs of north west Europe. Nature Conservancy Council.

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