Nassarius garuda is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[2]
| Nassarius garuda | |
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| Shell of Nassarius garuda (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Subfamily: | Nassariinae |
| Genus: | Nassarius |
| Species: | N. garuda
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| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius garuda Kool, 2007[1]
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 20.7 mm.
Nassarius garuda was discovered in 1991 during a French-Indonesian KARUBAR Expedition to East Indonesia by the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. It is native to the Tanimbar Islands. The species was named after the Garuda, a large mythical bird which appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology.[3]
Appearance edit
The shell of the Nassarius Garuda is bulbous, with an average height of 20.7 mm, and a width of 12.0 mm. The spire at the top makes up one-third of the total shell length. There is little variability between specimens. The shell has a spiral pattern which resembles beads.[4]
References edit
- ^ Kool (2007). Miscellanea Malacologica 2 (5) : 87–92. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ Nassarius garuda Kool, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- ^ Kool, Hugo (January 2007). "Nassarius garuda n.sp., a new deepwater species from the Indonesian Tanimbar and Kai Islands and a review of the species N. crematus (Hinds, 1844), N. euglyptus (SowerbyIII, 1914) and N. siquijorensis (A. Adams, 1852) (Gastropoda: Buccinoidea: Nassariidae)". Miscellanea Malacologica, 2(5): 87-92. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ Kool, Hugo (January 2007). "Nassarius garuda n.sp., a new deepwater species from the Indonesian Tanimbar and Kai Islands and a review of the species N. crematus (Hinds, 1844), N. euglyptus (SowerbyIII, 1914) and N. siquijorensis (A. Adams, 1852) (Gastropoda: Buccinoidea: Nassariidae)". Miscellanea Malacologica, 2(5): 87-92. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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