Tritia nitida nassa mud snail, dog whelk

Tritia nitida is commonly referred to as nassa mud snail, dog whelk. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully.

Stefan Verheyen, Niederlande

Nassarius nitidus, 2017

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lexID:: 11393
AphiaID:: 890057

Scientific:: Tritia nitida
German:: Reusenschnecke
English:: Nassa Mud Snail, Dog Whelk

Category:: Snäckor med skal

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Nassariidae (Family) > Tritia (Genus) > nitida (Species)
Initial determination:: (Jeffreys, ), 1867

Occurrence:: European Coasts, Netherlands, North Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea
Sea depth:: 7 - 17 Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.79" - 1.18" (2,5cm - 3,3cm)
Temperature:: °F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Carrion
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Tritia alba
Tritia burchardi
Tritia caboverdensis
Tritia caelata
Tritia casta
Tritia conspersa
Tritia corniculum
Tritia cuvierii
Tritia denticulata
Tritia ephamilla
Tritia erythraea
Tritia frigens
Tritia goreensis
Tritia grana
Tritia heynemanni
Tritia incrassata
Dickmundreuse
Tritia miga
Tritia mutabilis
Glatte Netzreusenschnecke, Wandelbare Reusenschnecke
Tritia neritea
Tritia obsoleta
Tritia ovoidea
Tritia pellucida
Cyclops Nassa
Tritia pfeifferi
Tritia pygmaea
Tritia reticulata
Netzreusenschnecke oder Wellhornschnecke
Tritia senegalensis
Tritia sinusigera
Tritia siquijorensis
Tritia swearingeni
Tritia tinei
Tritia tingitana
Tritia trivittata
Tritia unifasciata
Tritia vitiensis
Tritia websteri

More related species in this lexicon:

Tritia nitida
Reusenschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2018-02-12 20:07:43
Last edit:: 2025-08-19 12:39:32

Info

Tritia nitida (Jeffreys, 1867)

Similar to Tritia reticulata (shell). This species is scavenger and live on sand and mud bottom.

Synonyms:
Buccinum nassulum Salis Marschlins, 1793 (dubious synonym)
Hinia nitida (Jeffreys, 1867)
Nassa (Hinia) reticulata var. pliocrassa Sacco, 1904 †
Nassa acutior Coen, 1933 (synonym)
Nassa aegyptiaca Fischer P. in Vassel, 1880 (synonym)
Nassa bicolorata Coen, 1933 (synonym)
Nassa cancellata Mörch, 1852
Nassa clodiensis Coen, 1933 (synonym)
Nassa deformis Coen, 1933 (synonym)
Nassa mamillata (Risso, 1826)
Nassa mamillata var. abnormis Coen, 1914 (dubious synonym)
Nassa mamillata var. gratiosa Monterosato, 1912 (synonym)
Nassa mamillata var. lacunaris Monterosato, 1912 (synonym)
Nassa mamillata var. propria Monterosato, 1912 (synonym)
Nassa mamillata var. tiesenhauseni Monterosato, 1912 (synonym)
Nassa mamillata var. tricolor Monterosato, 1912 (synonym)
Nassa mamillata var. valentina Monterosato, 1912 (synonym)
Nassa monilifera Coen, 1933 (synonym)
Nassa nitida Jeffreys, 1867 (original combination)
Nassa reticulata var. curta Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 (synonym)
Nassa reticulata var. depicta Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 (synonym)
Nassa reticulata var. mediterranea Milaschewitsch, 1909 (synonym)
Nassa reticulata var. modesta Milaschewitsch, 1909 (synonym)
Nassa reticulata var. pontica Kobelt, 1878 (synonym)
Nassa reticulata var. rosea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 (synonym)
Nassa rochebrunei Locard, 1887 (synonym)
Nassa servaini Locard, 1887 (synonym)
Nassarius modestus (Milaschewitsch, 1909)
Nassarius nitidus (Jeffreys, 1867)
Planaxis mamillata Risso, 1826 (dubious synonym)

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Tritia nitida,4311 Bruinisse, Nederland 2020

Tritia nitida,Oosterschelde, Zeeuwse meren, 158_13_400, NL 2016

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