Adinassa skoogi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Adinassa skoogi
Shell of Adinassa skoogi (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Adinassa
Species:
A. skoogi
Binomial name
Adinassa skoogi
(Odhner, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Adinopsis skoogi Odhner, 1923 (original combination)
  • Bullia skoogi (Odhner, 1923)
  • Nassarius skoogi (Odhner, 1923)

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola and Namibia.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Adinassa skoogi (Odhner, 1923). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1316297 on 2024-04-23
  • Odhner, N. H. (1923). Contribution to the marine molluscan faunas of South and West Africa. Göteborgs Kungliga Vetenskaps- och Vitterhets-Samhälles Handlingar. (4) 26 (7): 1-39, 1 pl.
  • Horro J. , Schönherr C. & Rolán E. (2018). Two new Nassariidae (Gastropoda) from West Africa with the substitution of Adinopsis Odhner, 1923 by Adinassa n. nom. Conchylia. 49(3–4): 25-34
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