Nassarius tinei

Nassarius tinei
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. tinei
Binomial name
Nassarius tinei
(Maravigna in Guérin, 1840)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum gussonii Calcara, 1845
  • Buccinum tinei Maravigna, 1840 (original combination)
  • Nassarius (Gussonea) tinei (Maravigna, C. in Guérin-Méneville, 1840)

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

Description

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

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