Nassarius coralligenus
| Nassarius coralligenus | |
|---|---|
| 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. coralligenus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius coralligenus (Pallary, 1900) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nassarius (Hima) coralligenus (Pallary, 1900) | |
Nassarius coralligenus 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 7 mm and 12 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Southern Spain, Morocco and the Canary Islands; in the Alboran Sea.
References
- ↑ Pallary, P. 1900. Coquilles marines du littoral du Département d'Oran. Journal de Conchyliologie 48: 211-422, pls. 6-8.
- ↑ Nassarius coralligenus (Pallary, 1900). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
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