Nassarius antillarum
| Nassarius antillarum | |
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| Several views of a shell of Nassarius antillarum | |
| 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. antillarum |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius antillarum (d’Orbigny, 1847) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nassarius (Nassarius) antillarum (d’Orbigny, 1847) | |
Nassarius antillarum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 12 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.
References
- ↑ Nassarius antillarum (d’Orbigny, 1847). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 October 2012.
- 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.
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