Nassodonta H. Adams 1867

Nassodonta is a genus of brackish water snails, gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae. ^[2]

Nassodonta insignis is the type species of the genus Nassodonta.

Taxonomy

Arthur Adams classified the genus Nassodonta within family Buccinidae in 1867.^[1] The genus Nassodonta is traditionally placed in the subfamily Nassariinae of the family Nassariidae since 19th century and it was placed into the newly established subfamily Anentominae in 2017.^[3]

Species

Species within the genus Nassodonta include:

• Nassodonta annesleyi (Benson, 1861)^[3]
• Nassodonta insignis H. Adams, 1867^[1] - type species of the genus Nassodonta^[3]

Species brought into synonymy

• Nassodonta dorri (Wattebled, 1886):^[3] synonym of Oligohalinophila dorri (Wattebled, 1886)
• Nassodonta gravelyi Preston, 1916: synonym of Nassodonta annesleyi (Benson, 1860)

References

• Adams, H. (1867). Descriptions of six new species of shells, and note on Opisthostoma de-Crespignii. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1866: 445–447.