Biology:Nassarius johni

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Nassarius johni
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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. johni
Binomial name
Nassarius johni
(Monterosato, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Nassa johni Monterosato, 1889
  • Nassa johni var. dakarensis Fischer-Piette & Nickles, 1946
  • Nassarius (Aciculina) johni (Monterosato, 1889)

Nassarius johni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Description

var. dakarensis

The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Alboran Sea, off Morocco.

References

  • 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 ☰ Q6967476 entry