Nassarius arcularius

Nassarius arcularius
Nassarius arcularius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Nassariidae
Subfamily: Nassariinae
Genus: Nassarius
Species: N. arcularius
Binomial name
Nassarius arcularius
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum arcularia Linnaeus, 1758
  • Nassa arcularia (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Nassarius (Arcularia) coronata Link, H.F., 1807
  • Nassarius rumphii Deshayes, G.P. & H. Milne-Edwards, 1844
  • Nassarius scalariformis Mörch, O.A.L., 1852

Nassarius arcularius, common name : the casket nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

There are two subspecies :

  • Nassarius arcularia arcularia (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Nassarius arcularia plicatus (Röding, 1798)
Subspecies brought into synonymy 
  • Nassarius arcularius arcularius (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Nassarius arcularia arcularia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Contents

Description

The shell size varies between 18 mm and 40 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along East Africa, Madagascar and Mozambique and in the Central Pacific Ocean.

References

  1. ^ a b Nassarius arcularius (Linnaeus, 1758).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140491 on 24 February 2011.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the Family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213

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