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Lean Western Nassa

Nassarius mendicus

817 observations in the source records

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27 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 77, February 66, March 69, April 86, May 83, June 61, July 52, August 53, September 68, October 69, November 89, December 69.
United States1,026
California828
Canada333
British Columbia333
Washington165
Oregon30
Nevada3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
OrderNeogastropoda
FamilyNassa Mudsnails · Nassariidae
GenusNassa Mud Snails · Nassarius

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Lean Western Nassa with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.