Biology:Nassarius idyllius

Short description: Species of gastropod

Nassarius idyllius
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Nassarius
Species:	N. idyllius
Binomial name
Nassarius idyllius (Melvill & Standen, 1901)
Synonyms
Arcularia caelata var. torresiana Hedley, 1915 Nassa (Aciculina) ovoidea Schepman, 1911 Nassa (Alectryon) ovoidea Schepman, 1911 Nassa (Alectryon) schepmani Koperberg, 1931 Nassa idyllia Melvill & Standen, 1901 Nassa munda Sturany, 1900 Nassarius (Arcularia) caelata torresiana (f) Hedley, C Nassarius (Alectrion) idyllius (Melvill & Standen, 1901) Nassarius (Alectrion) ovoideus (Schepman, 1911) Nassarius (Hima) crebricostatus dilemensis Oostingh, 1939 Nassarius (Hima) ovoideus (Schepman, 1911) Nassarius (Zeuxis) idyllius (Melvill & Standen, 1901) Nassarius torresianus (Hedley, 1915)

Nassarius idyllius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails (USA) or dog whelks (UK).

Description

The shell grows to a length of 5 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indo-West Pacific

References

• Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
• Cernohorsky W.O. (1981). Revision of the Australian and New Zealand Tertiary and Recent species of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 18:137–192.
• Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.

Wikidata ☰ Q10797355 entry