Nassarius glans
| Nassarius glans | |
|---|---|
| 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. glans |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius glans (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Nassarius glans, common name the acorn dog whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Subspecies
- Nassarius glans fenwicki Kilburn, 1972
- Nassarius glans glans (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Nassarius glans particeps (Hedley, 1915)
Description
The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 50 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Réunion, Mauritius and the Mascarene Basin; in the Indo-West Pacific.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nassarius glans (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 October 2012.