Nassarius granum

Nassarius granum
Nassarius granum
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. granum
Binomial name
Nassarius granum
(Lamarck, 1822) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Buccinum granum Lamarck, 1822 (basionym)
  • Nassa granum (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Nassa granum var. elongata Pallary, 1900
  • Nassa granum var. varicosa Pallary, 1900
  • Nassarius (Naytiopsis) granum (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Naytiopsis granum (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Planaxis laevigata Risso, 1826

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

Description

The shell size varies between 10 mm and 14 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal.

References

  1. Lamarck ([J.-B. M.] de), 1815-1822: Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres Paris [vol. 5: Paris, Deterville/Verdière] [vol. 6 published by the Author]
  2. 2.0 2.1 Nassarius granum (Lamarck, 1822).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2011.

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