Biology:Nassarius lima

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Nassarius lima
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.205546 - Nassarius lima (Dillwyn, 1817) - Nassariidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. lima
Binomial name
Nassarius lima
(Dillwyn, 1817)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum lima Dillwyn, 1817 (basionym)
  • Buccinum limatum Deshayes in Deshayes & Edwards, 1844
  • Buccinum limatum Philippi, 1836
  • Buccinum scalariforme Kiener, 1834
  • Nassa limata (Philippi, 1836)
  • Nassa limata var. paucicostata del Prête, 1883
  • Nassa praelonga Monterosato, 1891
  • Nassa robusta Monterosato, 1890
  • Nassarius (Uzita) lima (Dillwyn, L.W., 1817)

Nassarius lima, common name the clathrate 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 9.5 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea off Greece.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Nassarius lima (Dillwyn, 1817). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 October 2012.
  • 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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6967481 entry