Tritia mutabilis Changeable Nassa

Tritia mutabilis is commonly referred to as Changeable Nassa. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Tritia mutabilis
German:: Wandelbare Nassa, Glatte Netzreusenschnecke
English:: Changeable Nassa

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Nassariidae (Family) > Tritia (Genus) > mutabilis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Occurrence:: the Black Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, France, Israel, Mauritania, Northern Africa, Portugal, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the Mediterranean Sea, West Africa
Sea depth:: 2 - 50 Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds, Tide pools / rock pools, Unconsolidated muddy grounds
Size:: 0.39" - 1.18" (1,4cm - 3,0cm)
Temperature:: 16,2 °F - 21,4 °F (16,2°C - 21,4°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Carrion, Detritus, Flakes
Tank:: 11 gal (~ 50L)
Difficulty:: Easy
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Tritia alba
Tritia burchardi
Tritia caboverdensis
Tritia caelata
Tritia casta
Tritia conspersa
Tritia corniculum
Tritia cuvierii
Tritia denticulata
Tritia ephamilla
Tritia erythraea
Tritia frigens
Tritia goreensis
Tritia grana
Tritia heynemanni
Tritia incrassata
Dickmundreuse
Tritia miga
Tritia mutabilis
Wandelbare Nassa, Glatte Netzreusenschnecke
Tritia neritea
Tritia obsoleta
Tritia ovoidea
Tritia pellucida
Cyclops Nassa
Tritia pfeifferi
Tritia pygmaea
Tritia reticulata
Netzreusenschnecke
Tritia senegalensis
Tritia sinusigera
Tritia siquijorensis
Tritia swearingeni
Tritia tinei
Tritia tingitana
Tritia trivittata
Tritia unifasciata
Tritia vitiensis
Tritia websteri

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-07-20 16:08:31
Last edit:: 2026-01-28 11:23:58

Info

Tritia mutabilis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Inhabits fine well sorted sand, harmless and usefull for every tank.

Synonymised names
Buccinum foliorum Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (synonym)
Buccinum foliosum W. Wood, 1818 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Buccinum gibbum Bruguière, 1789 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Buccinum inflatum Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
Buccinum jaspideum Link, 1807 · unaccepted (synonym)
Buccinum mutabile Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Buccinum rufulum Kiener, 1834 · unaccepted (synonym)
Buccinum tessulatum Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (synonym)
Nassa ebenacea Gennari, 1866 · unaccepted (synonym)
Nassa gibba M. E. Gray, 1850 · unaccepted (synonym)
Nassa helvetica Peyrot, 1925 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nassa mediterranea Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (synonym)
Nassa mutabilis (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Nassa mutabilis mut. helvetica Peyrot, 1925 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nassa mutabilis var. curta Pallary, 1904 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Nassa...)
Nassa mutabilis var. fulva Pallary, 1900 · unaccepted
Nassa mutabilis var. minor Pallary, 1900 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Nassa...)
Nassa mutabilis var. minuscula Pallary, 1900 · unaccepted
Nassa mutabilis var. procera Pallary, 1906 · unaccepted (synonym)
Nassa mutabilis var. senilis Pallary, 1910 · unaccepted
Nassarius mutabilis (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Sphaeronassa adriatica Coen, 1933 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Sphaeronassa deformis Coen, 1933 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Sphaeronassa globulina Locard, 1886 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Sphaeronassa mutabilis (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Sphaeronassa mutabilis var. adriatica Coen, 1933 · unaccepted
Sphaeronassa mutabilis var. deformis Coen, 1933 · unaccepted
Sphaeronassa mutabilis var. umbilicata Coen, 1933 · unaccepted
Sphaeronassa umbilicata Coen, 1933 · unaccepted (synonym)

External links

sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 28.01.2026.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 28.01.2026.

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Tritia mutabilis,Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, FR 2020

Tritia mutabilis,Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, FR 2022

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