Nassarius fraterculus

Nassarius fraterculus
	Nassarius fraterculus shells
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Nassarius
Species:	N. fraterculus
Binomial name
	Nassarius fraterculus; (Dunker, 1860)
Synonyms
	Hima fraterculus (Dunker, 1860); Nassa (Hima) fraterculus Dunker, 1860; Nassa fraterculus Dunker, 1860; Nassa hypolia Pilsbry, 1895; Nassa nodosa Marrat, 1880; Nassa semiplicata A. Adams, 1853; Nassa semiplicata hiradoensis Pilsbry, 1904; Nassa semiplicata hizenensis Pilsbry, 1904; Nassarius (Hima) fraterculus (Dunker, 1860); Nassarius (Tritonella) fraterculus (Dunker, 1860); Nassarius (Tritonella) fraterculus hiradoensis (Pilsbry, 1904); Nassarius (Tritonella) semiplicatus (A. Adams, 1853); Nassarius (Tritonella) semiplicatus hizenensis (Pilsbry, 1904); Reticunassa fratercula (Dunker, 1860); Reticunassa fratercula hiradoensis (Pilsbry, 1904); Reticunassa fraterculus (Dunker, 1860); Reticunassa fraterculus hypolius (Pilsbry, 1895); Tritia (Reticunassa) hiradoensis (Pilsbry, 1904); Tritia fratercula (Dunker, 1860);

Nassarius fraterculus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.^[1] The shell grows to a length of 10 mm. This marine species occurs off China, Korea and Japan, but has been introduced to the Pacific Northwest of North America through commercial oyster shipments.^[2]

Relationship to other invasive species