Nassarius papillosus
| Nassarius papillosus | |
|---|---|
| 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. papillosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius papillosus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Nassarius papillosus, common name : the Pimpled Nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 30 mm and 52 mm
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Chagos, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius and Réunion, and also in the Pacific (New Caledonia, Marquesas Islands)
References
- 1 2 Nassarius papillosus (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 February 2011.
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356
- Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
- Marais J.P. & Kilburn R.N. (2010) Nassariidae. Pp. 138-173, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, November 20, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.