Nassarius pygmaeus

Nassarius pygmaeus
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. pygmaeus
Binomial name
Nassarius pygmaeus
(Lamarck, 1822) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Buccinum tritonium Blainvill, 1826
  • Hinia (Tritonella) varicosa (Turton, 1825)
  • Hinia (Tritonella) varicosa paucicostata Nordsieck, 1974
  • Hinia pygmaea (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Nassa (Tritonella) pygmaea (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Nassa (Tritonella) pygmaea var. elongata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882
  • Nassa (Tritonella) pygmaea var. evaricosa Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882
  • Nassa elongatula Locard, 1886
  • Nassarius (Hinia) pygmaea (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Nassarius (Hinia) varicosa
  • Nassarius varicosus (Turton, 1822)
  • Ranella pygmaea Lamarck, 1822
  • Tritonia varicosa Turton, 1825

Nassarius pygmaeus 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 5 mm and 8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in European waters, the Mediterranean Sea, the Northeast Atlantic Ocean

References

  1. Lamarck ([J.-B. M.] de), 1815-1822: Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres , Paris [vol. 5: Paris, Deterville/Verdière] [vol. 6 published by the Author], 7 vol. I molluschi sono compresi nei vol. 5-7. Vol. 5 (Les Conchiferes): 612 pp. [25 luglio 1818]. Vol. 6 (1) (Suite): 343 pp. [1819]. Vol. 6 (2) (Suite): 232 pp. [1822]. Vol. 7: (Suite): 711 pp. [1822]
  2. 1 2 Nassarius pygmaeus (Lamarck, 1822).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 October 2012.

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