Nassarius arcadioi

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

Nassarius arcadioi
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. arcadioi
Binomial name
Nassarius arcadioi
Rolan & Hernandez, 2005[1]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 25 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Mauritania.

References
  1. Rolan & Hernandez. 2005. Journal of Conchology 38 : 499-511, Part 5. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. Nassarius arcadioi Rolan & Hernandez, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  • Rolán E. & Hernández J.M. (2005) The West African species of the group Nassarius denticulatus (Mollusca, Neogastropoda), with the description of a new species. Journal of Conchology 38(5): 499–511. page(s): 507
  • "Nassarius arcadioi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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