Nassarius pfeifferi

Nassarius pfeifferi
Nassarius pfeifferi
Nassarius pfeifferi
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. pfeifferi
Binomial name
Nassarius pfeifferi
(Philippi, 1844)
Synonyms[1]

Amyclina pfefferi (Philippi)

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

Contents

Description

The shell size varies between 9 mm and 19 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along Spain, Portugal and Mauritania.

References

  1. ^ a b Nassarius pfeifferi (Philippi, 1844).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140511 on 13 February 2011.
  • Wolff, W.J.; Duiven, P.; Esselink, P.; Gueve, A. (1993). Biomass of macrobenthic tidal flat fauna of the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania. Hydrobiologia 258(1-3): 151-163
  • 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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