Nassarius coralligenus

Nassarius coralligenus
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. coralligenus
Binomial name
Nassarius coralligenus
(Pallary, 1900) [1]
Synonyms

Nassarius (Hima) coralligenus (Pallary, 1900)

Nassarius coralligenus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[2]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Southern Spain, Morocco and the Canary Islands; in the Alboran Sea.

References

  1. Pallary, P. 1900. Coquilles marines du littoral du Département d'Oran. Journal de Conchyliologie 48: 211-422, pls. 6-8.
  2. Nassarius coralligenus (Pallary, 1900).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
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