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Nassarius (Nassarius) fossatus
(Gould, A.A., 1849)
Giant Western Dog Whelk/Basket Shell; Channeled Dog Whelk/Nassa
32 - 50 mm
Vancouver Island, Canada - C Baja California, Mexico
Taxonomic Information
Class
GASTROPODA ORTHOGASTROPODA
Order
CAENOGASTROPODA - SORBEOCONCHA - HYPSOGASTROPODA - NEOGASTROPODA
SuperFamily
BUCCINOIDEA
Family
NASSARIIDAE NASSARIINAE
Page/Plate
Compendium of Seashells
p 182/1.2
Collector's guide to Seashells of the World
p 107/6
Eyewitness handbooks - Shells
p 144
Intertidal Univalves of British Columbia
p 65
Audubon - Field Guide to North American Shells
Pl. 161; 571
Image Acknowledgments
1
Russell Webb
2
Sharpe Shells
3
Russell Webb
4
Femorale
5
Peter Egerton