Nassarius louisi

Nassarius louisi
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. louisi
Binomial name
Nassarius louisi
(Pallary, 1912) [1]
Synonyms
  • Nassa cuvierii var. louisi Pallary 1912 (basionym)
  • Nassarius (Telasco) louisi (Pallary, 1912)
  • Nassarius zambakidisi Nofroni & Savona 1987

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

Description

The shell grows to a length of 6 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea off Syria.

References

  1. Pallary P., 1912b: Liste des Mollusques marins des côtes de la Syrie; Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes 42: 171-174
  2. Nassarius louisi (Pallary, 1912).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 October 2012.


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