Nassariids, or basket shells, tend to be highly active snails with large animals and which move rapidly. Many bury in sand by day, some simply burying themselves in sand patches and others digging down in sand beneath rocks. At least one seems to live mostly within the mucky sediments inside sunken ships. Most emerge at night to feed, and most species appear to be primarily scavengers. This list contains most of the Marshall Islands species we know of, although a number of the identifications are uncertain. There are also a couple more from this area that we have not personally been able to find and photograph, so they are not included.
Nassarius
abyssicolus
Nassarius
cf alfuricus
Nassarius
cf cinnamomeus
Nassarius
concinnus
Nassarius
crematus
Nassarius
cf fuscolineatus
Nassarius
gaudiosus
Nassarius
glans
Nassarius
graniferus
Nassarius
oneratus
Nassarius
papillosus
Nassarius
pauperus
Nassarius
troendleorum
Nassarius
sp. 8
Nassarius
sp. 9
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