Nassa Mud Snail

Nassarius festivus

• Group: Other

A scavenging mud snail of sandy shores, the nassa mud snail follows the scent of carrion and gathers fast on any dead fish or animal scrap. It thrives in salty water but tolerates dilution, and grows densest where organic pollution enriches the flats.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Nassariidae › Nassarius

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 560198.