Biology:Nassarius boucheti

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Nassarius boucheti
Nassarius boucheti (MNHN-IM-2000-6681).jpeg
Shell of Nassarius boucheti (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. boucheti
Binomial name
Nassarius boucheti
Kool, 2004[1]

Nassarius boucheti 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 8 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga.

References

  • Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.

Wikidata ☰ Q6967408 entry