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Whitish nassa

Nassarius albescens (Dunker, 1846)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the whitish 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 whitish nassa live?

Not recorded

Is the whitish 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 whitish nassa classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderNeogastropoda
  5. familyNassariidae
  6. genusNassarius
  7. SpeciesNassarius albescens (Dunker, 1846)

Synonyms Buccinum albescens, Nassa adamsiana, Nassa albescens, Nassa baguenai, Nassa bicolor, Nassa retecosa, Nassa reticosa, Nassarius albescens, Nassarius albescens albescens, Niotha albescens

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Whitish dog whelkEnglish
  • アワムシロJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the whitish nassa

Other species in the same genus Nassarius.

Glans nassa

Nassarius glans

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Sharp nassa

Nassarius acutus

NassariidaeNo free photo yet

CompareWhitish nassa vs Pimpled nassaWhitish nassa vs Crowned nassaWhitish nassa vs Glans nassaWhitish nassa vs Sharp nassa

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the whitish nassa?

The whitish nassa (Nassarius albescens) belongs to the family Nassariidae in the order Neogastropoda.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Whitish nassa (Nassarius albescens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitish-nassa

MLA

“Whitish nassa (Nassarius albescens).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitish-nassa.

BibTeX
@misc{whitish_nassa_2026,
  title = {Whitish nassa (Nassarius albescens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitish-nassa},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}