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]
  • Nassa ovoidea Locard 1886 (basionym)
  • Nassa semistriata var. cornea Locard 1887
  • Nassa semistriata var. costulata Locard 1887
  • Nassa semistriata var. curta Locard 1887
  • Nassa trifasciata Mac Andrew 1856
  • Nassarius cabrierensis ovoideus (Locard, 1886)
  • Nassarius (Nassarius) cabrierensis ovoideus Locard, 1886

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.

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