Nassarius pygmaeus

Nassarius pygmaeus

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. pygmaeus
Binomial name
*Nassarius pygmaeus* (Lamarck, 1822) ^[1]
Synonyms^[2]
Buccinum tritonium Blainvill, 1826 Hinia (Tritonella) varicosa (Turton, 1825) Hinia (Tritonella) varicosa paucicostata Nordsieck, 1974 Hinia pygmaea (Lamarck, 1822) Nassa (Tritonella) pygmaea (Lamarck, 1822) Nassa (Tritonella) pygmaea var. elongata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 Nassa (Tritonella) pygmaea var. evaricosa Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 Nassa elongatula Locard, 1886 Nassarius (Hinia) pygmaea (Lamarck, 1822) Nassarius (Hinia) varicosa Nassarius varicosus (Turton, 1822) Ranella pygmaea Lamarck, 1822 Tritonia varicosa Turton, 1825

Nassarius pygmaeus 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 5 mm and 8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in European waters, the Mediterranean Sea, the Northeast Atlantic Ocean

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], 7 vol. I molluschi sono compresi nei vol. 5-7. Vol. 5 (Les Conchiferes): 612 pp. [25 luglio 1818]. Vol. 6 (1) (Suite): 343 pp. [1819]. Vol. 6 (2) (Suite): 232 pp. [1822]. Vol. 7: (Suite): 711 pp. [1822]
1 2 Nassarius pygmaeus (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 October 2012.

Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356.
Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp.
Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp.
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
Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.

External links

Gastropods.com: Nassarius (Hinia) pygmaeus

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