Nassarius tinei
| Nassarius tinei | |
|---|---|
| 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. tinei |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius tinei (Maravigna in Guérin, 1840) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Nassarius tinei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 12 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea.
References
- 1 2 Nassarius tinei (Maravigna in Guérin, 1840). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 October 2012.
- Calcara P., 1845: Cenno sui molluschi viventi e fossili della Sicilia da servire da supplimento ed insieme di critiche osservazioni all'opera di R.A. Philippi Stamperia Reale, Palermo 49 p., 4 pl.
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356
- 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
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