Ilyanassa

Ilyanassa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Ilyanassa
Stimpson, 1865
Synonyms[1]

Nassarius Duméril, 1806

Ilyanassa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

The genus name Ilyanassa has become a synonym of Nassarius, while its two species have retained a valid name in the genus Ilyanassa.

Species

Species within the genus Ilyanassa include:

References

  1. 1 2 Ilyanassa .  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 November 2010.
  2. Ilyanassa obsoleta (Say, 1822).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  3. Ilyanassa trivittata (Say, 1822).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.


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