Biology:Nassarius zanzibarensis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Nassarius zanzibarensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. zanzibarensis
Binomial name
Nassarius zanzibarensis
Kool & Dekker, 2007[1]

Nassarius zanzibarensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[2]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 5.5 mm and 11.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Mozambique to Pakistan .

References

  • Kool H.H. & Dekker H. (2007) Review of the Nassarius pauper (Gould, 1850) complex (Gastropoda, Nassariidae). Part 2, the Western Indian Ocean species, with the description of two new species and introducing a nomen novum. Visaya 2(2): 62–77.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6967543 entry