Nassarius venustus - Marine Biodiversity Portal of Bangladesh

Scientific Name: Nassarius venustus (Dunker, 1847)

English Name: Lovely nassa

Local/Bangla Name: Bhutta shamuk (ভুট্টা শামুক)

Photo: Alexandre LARDEUR (GBIF)

Classification:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

Order: Neogastropoda

Family: Nassariidae

Description:

Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:

Nuniarchar (Cox’s Bazar)

Environment:

Marine

References:

Hossain MS, Sharifuzzaman SM, Chowdhury SR, Chowdhury MSN, Sarkar S, Islam MR, Talukder A (2014) Sea Shells of Bangladesh: Marine Gastropod and Bivalve Molluscs Biodiversity.1-44pp

GBIF.org (12 August 2023) GBIF Occurrence Download https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.wz4ge6

MNHN, Chagnoux S (2025). The molluscs collection (IM) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris). Version 70.420. MNHN - Museum national d'Histoire naturelle. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/xgoxap accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-12. https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/1019717527

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