Ilyanassa trivittata

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Ilyanassa trivittata, common name the threeline mud snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Ilyanassa trivittata
Two views of a shell of Ilyanassa trivittata (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Ilyanassa
Species:
I. trivittata
Binomial name
Ilyanassa trivittata
(Say, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum trivittatum (Say, 1822) (unaccepted combination)
  • Nassa trivittata Say, 1822 (original combination)
  • Nassarius trivittatus (Say, 1822)
  • Tritia trivittata (Say, 1822)

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean off Canada (Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Bay of Fundy)

References

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  1. ^ a b MarMolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ilyanassa trivittata (Say, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467492 on 2021-09-04
  • Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.
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