Nassarius nitidus

Nassarius nitidus Nassarius (Hima) nitidus (Jeffreys, 1867)
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. nitidus
Binomial name
Nassarius nitidus (Jeffreys, 1867) [1]
Synonyms[2]
Hinia nitidus (Jeffreys, 1867) Nassa aegyptiaca Fischer P. in Vassel 1880 Nassa abnormis Coen 1914 Nassa acutior Coen 1933 Nassa bicolorata Coen 1933 Nassa clodiensis Coen 1933 Nassa deformis Coen 1933 Nassa mamillata var. gratiosa Monterosato 1912 Nassa mamillata var. lacunaris Monterosato 1912 Nassa mamillata var. propria Monterosato 1912 Nassa mamillata var. syracusana Monterosato 1912 Nassa mamillata var. tenuisculpta Monterosato 1912 Nassa mamillata var. tiesenhauseni Monterosato 1912 Nassa mamillata var. tricolor Monterosato 1912 Nassa mamillata var. valentina Monterosato 1912 Nassa monilifera Coen 1933 Nassa nitida Jeffreys 1867 (basionym) Nassa reticulata var. curta Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus 1882 Nassa reticulata var. depicta Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus 1882 Nassa reticulata var. mediterranea Milaschewitsch 1909 Nassa reticulata var. modesta Milaschewitsch 1909 Nassa reticulata var. pontica Kobelt 1878 Nassa reticulata var. rosea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus 1882 Nassa rochebrunei Locard 1887 Nassa servaini Locard 1887

Nassarius nitidus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.^[3]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 24 mm and 33 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in European waters and in the Alboran Sea.

References

1. Jeffreys, J.G. (1867) British Conchology, or an Account of the Mollusca which now Inhabit the British Isles and Surrounding Seas. Vol. 4. John Van Voorst, London, 486 pp., 8 pls.
2. CLEMAM: Nassarius nitidus
3. Nassarius nitidus (Jeffreys, 1867).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 October 2012.

• de Kluijver, M.J.; Ingalsuo, S.S.; de Bruyne, R.H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3. 1 cd-rom pp
• 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
• Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp

External links

• Gastropods.com: Nassarius (Hima) nitidus