Nassarius striatulus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Nassarius striatulus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Nassariidae |
Genus: | Nassarius |
Species: | N. striatulus
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Binomial name | |
Nassarius striatulus (Eichwald, 1829)
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Synonyms | |
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- Subspecies
- Nassarius striatulus striatulus (Eichwald, 1829) †
- Nassarius cabrierensis ovoideus (Locard, 1886) is a synonym of Tritia ovoidea (Locard, 1886)
Description
editThe shell grows to a length of 12 mm (0.47 in).
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Western Sahara.
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nassarius striatulus (Eichwald, 1829) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=880946 on 2021-09-04
- Landau B.M.; Silva C.M. da & Gili C. (2009). The Early Pliocene Gastropoda (Mollusc) aof Estepona, southern Spain. Part 8, Nassariidae. Palaeontos. 17: 1-101
External links
edit- Fischer, P.; Tournouër, R. (1873). Invertebrés fossiles du Mont Léberon. In: Gaudry, A.; Fischer, P.; Tournouër, R. Animaux fossiles du Mont Léberon (Vaucluse). F. Savy, Paris, pp. 113-172, pls. 16–21
- "Nassarius (Nassarius) cabrierensis cabrierensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.