Biology:Nassarius scissuratus
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Nassarius scissuratus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Nassariidae |
Genus: | Nassarius |
Species: | N. scissuratus
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Binomial name | |
Nassarius scissuratus (Dall, 1889)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Nassarius scissuratus 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 9 and 15 mm (0.35 and 0.59 in).
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles; in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and in the Atlantic Ocean off Uruguay.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nassarius scissuratus (Dall, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 October 2012.
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
External links
- "Nassarius (Nassarius) scissuratus" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/0/Shell_14240.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q3140994 entry
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