Nassarius thaumasius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Nassarius thaumasius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. thaumasius
Binomial name
Nassarius thaumasius
(Sturany, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Nassa steindachneri Sturany, 1900
  • Nassa thaumasia Sturany, 1900 (original combination)
  • Nassa thaumasia f. nana Sturany, 1900
  • Nassa xesta Sturany, 1900

Description edit

Distribution edit

This species occurs in the Red Sea.

References edit

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nassarius thaumasius (Sturany, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215720 on 2021-09-10