Nassarius cinctellus
| Nassarius cinctellus | |
|---|---|
| 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. cinctellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius cinctellus (A. Adams, 1852) [1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Nassarius cinctellus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[2]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 7.5 mm.
Distribution
In the Atlantic Ocean of St Helena; in the Red Sea; in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines.
References
- ↑ Adams, A. 1852. Catalogue of the species of Nassa, a genus of gasteropodous Mollusca belonging to the family Buccinidae, in the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq., with the description of some new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 19: 94-114.
- 1 2 Nassarius cinctellus . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 23 October 2012.
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
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