Nassarius albus

Nassarius albus

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Nassariidae
Subfamily:	Nassariinae
Genus:	Nassarius
Species:	N. albus
Binomial name
*Nassarius albus* (Say, 1826)
Synonyms^[1]
Buccinum ambiguum Pulteney, 1799 Nassa alba Say, 1826 Nassa annelifera Reeve, 1853 Nassa candei d'Orbigny in Sagra, 1843 Nassa clathratula A. Adams, 1852 Nassa obtusata A. Adams, 1852 Nassa pura Marrat, 1877 Nassa quinquecostata Marrat, 1880 † Nassarius (Uzita) floridensis Olsson, A.A. & A. Harbison, 1953

Nassarius albus, common name the variable dog whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 13 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina, USA to Brazil.

References

1 2 Nassarius albus (Say, 1826). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 October 2012.

Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356.
Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

External links

Gastropods.com: Nassarius (Nassarius) albus

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