Nassarius tritoniformis
| Nassarius tritoniformis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nassarius tritoniformis | |
| 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. tritoniformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius tritoniformis (Kiener, 1841) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Nassarius tritoniformis 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 15 mm and 25 mm
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola and Senegal
References
- 1 2 Nassarius tritoniformis (Kiener, 1841). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 October 2012.
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356.
- Adam W. & Knudsen J. 1984. Révision des Nassariidae (Mollusca : Gastropoda Prosobranchia) de l’Afrique occidentale. Bulletin de l’Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 55(9): 1-95, 5 pl.
- Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nassarius tritoniformis. |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, November 22, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.