Nassarius conspersus
| Nassarius conspersus | |
|---|---|
| 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. conspersus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius conspersus (Philippi, 1848) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nassarius conspersus 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 10 mm and 15 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands.
References
- ↑ Nassarius conspersus (Philippi, 1848). 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.
- Segers W., Rolan E. & Swinnen F. (2008) Study and separation of two species treated as Nassarius pfeifferi (Philippi, 1844) (Neogastropoda, Nassariidae). Visaya 2(3): 18-28.
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