Nassarius ovoideus
| Nassarius ovoideus | |
|---|---|
| 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. ovoideus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius ovoideus (Locard, 1886)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] [3] | |
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Nassarius ovoideus 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 15 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Northwest Spain; in the Alboran Sea and in the Western Mediterranean Sea.
References
- ↑ Locard A., 1886: Prodrome de malacologie française. Catalogue général des mollusques vivants de France. Mollusque marins Lyon, H. Georg & Paris, Baillière pp. X + 778
- 1 2 Nassarius ovoideus (Locard, 1886). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 October 2012.
- ↑ Clemam: Nassarius ovoideus
- 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
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356.
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