Nassarius corniculum
| Nassarius corniculum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Subfamily: | Nassariinae |
| Genus: | Nassarius |
| Species: | N. corniculum |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius corniculum (Olivi, 1792) [1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Nassarius corniculum, common name the horn nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[2]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 20 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa and the Azores.
References
- ↑ Olivi, G. 1792. Zoologia Adriatica. [ix] + 334 + xxxii pp., 9 pls.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nassarius corniculum (Olivi, 1792). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 23 October 2012.
- 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