Nassarius cabrierensis

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

Nassarius cabrierensis
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. cabrierensis
Binomial name
Nassarius cabrierensis
Fontannes, F., 1878
Synonyms

Nassarius (Nassarius) cabrierensis cabrierensis Fontannes, F., 1878

The subspecies Nassarius cabrierensis ovoideus (Locard, 1886) is a synonym of Nassarius ovoideus (Locard, 1886)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 12 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Western Sahara.

References
  1. Nassarius cabrierensis . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  • "Nassarius (Nassarius) cabrierensis cabrierensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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