Tassonomia:

Domain: Eukaryota - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
Kingdom: Animalia - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Subkingdom: Bilateria - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
Branch: Protostomia - Grobben, 1908
Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa
Superphylum: Eutrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca - (Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
Class: Gastropoda - Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
Subclass: Orthogastropoda - Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
Superorder: Caenogastropoda - Cox, 1960
Order: Caenogastropoda - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
Suborder: Hypsogastropoda - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
Infraorder: Neogastropoda - Thiele, 1929
Superfamily: Buccinoidea - Rafinesque, 1815
Family: Nassariidae - Iredale, 1916 - Mud Snails
Genus: Nassarius - Dumeril, 1806
Specific name: pauperus - (Gould, 1850)
Scientific name: - Nassarius pauperus (Gould, 1850)