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Crowned nassa

Nassarius coronatus (Bruguière, 1789)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The crowned nassa (Nassarius coronatus) is a species in the family Nassariidae, order Neogastropoda.

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Quick facts about the crowned nassa

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the crowned nassa live?

Not recorded

Is the crowned nassa endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the crowned nassa classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderNeogastropoda
  5. familyNassariidae
  6. genusNassarius
  7. SpeciesNassarius coronatus (Bruguière, 1789)

Synonyms Buccinum bronnii, Buccinum coronatum, Nassa coronata, Nassa coronata var. minor, Nassarius coronatus

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Coronated dog whelkEnglish
  • vršatka korunováCzech
  • KronenreusenschneckeGerman
  • イボヨフバイJapanese
  • Увенчанный нассариусRussian
  • hínia korunkováSlovak
  • 白織紋螺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the crowned nassa

Other species in the same genus Nassarius.

Glans nassa

Nassarius glans

NassariidaeNo free photo yet

Sharp nassa

Nassarius acutus

NassariidaeNo free photo yet

CompareCrowned nassa vs Pimpled nassaCrowned nassa vs Glans nassaCrowned nassa vs Sharp nassaCrowned nassa vs Whitish nassa

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the crowned nassa?

The crowned nassa (Nassarius coronatus) belongs to the family Nassariidae in the order Neogastropoda.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Crowned nassa (Nassarius coronatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/crowned-nassa

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{crowned_nassa_2026,
  title = {Crowned nassa (Nassarius coronatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/crowned-nassa},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}