---
title: "Eastern Mudsnail"
description: "Ilyanassa obsoleta — Altri animali. The eastern mudsnail, Ilyanassa obsoleta, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/eastern-mudsnail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Mudsnail

> Ilyanassa obsoleta — Altri animali. The eastern mudsnail, Ilyanassa obsoleta, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails.

- Scientific name: *Ilyanassa obsoleta*
- Category: `other` (Altri animali)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 5730
- Wikidata: [Q3142539](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3142539)
- iNaturalist taxon: [70005](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/70005)

## Names

- en: Eastern Mudsnail
- fr: Nassaire de vase

## Countries with the most observations

US (4059), CA (401)

## Summary

The eastern mudsnail, Ilyanassa obsoleta, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyanassa_obsoleta

## Photo

![Eastern Mudsnail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-mudsnail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Austin Pursley · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39094072

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-mudsnail?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).