- Nassarius pumilio
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Nassarius pumilio Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade NeogastropodaSuperfamily: Buccinoidea Family: Nassariidae Subfamily: Nassariinae Genus: Nassarius Species: N. pumilio Binomial name Nassarius pumilio
(E.A. Smith, 1872)Synonyms[1] Nassarius weyersi (Craven, 1882)
Nassarius pumilio is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
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Description
The shell grows to a length of 4 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along Luanda (Angola)
References
- ^ a b Nassarius pumilio (E.A. Smith, 1872) . Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=553007 on 31 December 2010.
- Adam W. & Knudsen J. 1984. Révision des Nassariidae (Mollusca : Gastropoda Prosobranchia) de l’Afrique occidentale. Bulletin de l’Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 55(9): 1-95, 5 pl.
- Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
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