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Mutable nassa

Tritia mutabilis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The mutable nassa (Tritia mutabilis) is a species in the family Nassariidae, order Neogastropoda.

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Quick facts about the mutable 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 mutable nassa live?

Not recorded

Is the mutable 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 mutable nassa classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderNeogastropoda
  5. familyNassariidae
  6. genusTritia
  7. SpeciesTritia mutabilis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Buccinum foliorum, Buccinum foliosum, Buccinum gibbum, Buccinum inflatum, Buccinum jaspideum, Buccinum mutabile, Buccinum rufulum, Buccinum tessulatum, Nassa ebenacea, Nassa gibba, Nassa helvetica, Nassa mediterranea, Nassa mutabilis, Nassa mutabilis mut. helvetica, Nassa mutabilis var. curta, Nassa mutabilis var. fulva, Nassa mutabilis var. minor, Nassa mutabilis var. minuscula, Nassa mutabilis var. procera, Nassa mutabilis var. senilis, Nassarius mutabilis, Sphaeronassa adriatica, Sphaeronassa deformis, Sphaeronassa globulina, Sphaeronassa mutabilis, Sphaeronassa mutabilis var. adriatica, Sphaeronassa mutabilis var. deformis, Sphaeronassa mutabilis var. umbilicata, Sphaeronassa umbilicata

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Changeable nassaEnglish
  • Margarida llisaCatalan
  • vršatka měniváCzech
  • Wandelbare NassaGerman
  • MargaritaSpanish
  • Nasse renfléeFrench
  • Nassa mutabileItalian
  • Įvairioji dumblinukėLithuanian
  • Mediterrane tonfuikhorenDutch
  • Glatte NetzreusenschneckeGerman
  • Wandelbare ReusenschneckeGerman
  • Nasse changeanteFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mutable nassa

Other species in the same genus Tritia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the mutable nassa?

The mutable nassa (Tritia mutabilis) 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). Mutable nassa (Tritia mutabilis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mutable-nassa

MLA

“Mutable nassa (Tritia mutabilis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mutable-nassa.

BibTeX
@misc{mutable_nassa_2026,
  title = {Mutable nassa (Tritia mutabilis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mutable-nassa},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}