Biology:Nassarius tritoniformis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Nassarius tritoniformis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. tritoniformis
Binomial name
Nassarius tritoniformis
(Kiener, 1841)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum tritoniformis Kiener, 1841 (basionym)
  • Nassarius (Nassarius) tritoniformis (Kiener, 1841)

Nassarius tritoniformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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. 1.0 1.1 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

Wikidata ☰ Q6967534 entry