Nassarius wolffi
| Nassarius wolffi | |
|---|---|
| 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. wolffi |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius wolffi (Knudsen, 1956) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nassarius wolffi, common name the Torben Wolff 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 length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 45 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Western Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde Islands and Angola.
References
- ↑ Nassarius wolffi Knudsen. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 November 2012.
External links
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