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Pimpled nassa

Nassarius papillosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the pimpled 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 pimpled nassa live?

Not recorded

Is the pimpled 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 pimpled nassa classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderNeogastropoda
  5. familyNassariidae
  6. genusNassarius
  7. SpeciesNassarius papillosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Alectrion papillosus, Buccinum papillosum, Nassa papillosa, Nassa papillosa var. seminuda, Nassarius papillosus

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Papillose nassaEnglish
  • Pimpled basket sea snailEnglish
  • vršatka hrbolkovitáCzech
  • Pustel-ReusenschneckeGerman
  • サメムシロJapanese
  • Прыщавый нассариусRussian
  • hínia hrčaváSlovak
  • 疣織紋螺Chinese
  • hínia bradavičnatáSlovak

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pimpled nassa

Other species in the same genus Nassarius.

Glans nassa

Nassarius glans

NassariidaeNo free photo yet

Sharp nassa

Nassarius acutus

NassariidaeNo free photo yet

ComparePimpled nassa vs Crowned nassaPimpled nassa vs Glans nassaPimpled nassa vs Sharp nassaPimpled nassa vs Whitish nassa

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pimpled nassa?

The pimpled nassa (Nassarius papillosus) belongs to the family Nassariidae in the order Neogastropoda.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pimpled nassa (Nassarius papillosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pimpled-nassa

MLA

“Pimpled nassa (Nassarius papillosus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pimpled-nassa.

BibTeX
@misc{pimpled_nassa_2026,
  title = {Pimpled nassa (Nassarius papillosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pimpled-nassa},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}