Nassarius miga
| Nassarius miga | |
|---|---|
| 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. miga |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius miga Bruguière, 1789 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Buccinum miga Bruguière, 1789 | |
Nassarius miga is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nssa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 20 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Gambia and Mauritania.
References
- 1 2 Nassarius miga Bruguière. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 October 2012.
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356.
- Wolff, W.J.; Duiven, P.; Esselink, P.; Gueve, A. (1993). Biomass of macrobenthic tidal flat fauna of the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania. Hydrobiologia 258(1-3): 151-163
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