Nassarius granum
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| 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] | |
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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
- ↑ 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]
- 1 2 Nassarius granum (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2011.
- 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
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