Nassarius clathratus

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

Nassarius clathratus
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. clathratus
Binomial name
Nassarius clathratus
Synonyms
  • Buccinum clathratum Born, 1778 (original combination)
  • Nassa ficaratiensis Monterosato, 1891
  • Nassa subclathrata d'Orbigny, 1852
  • Nassa turrita A. Adams, 1852

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Mediterranean Sea.

References
  1. Nassarius clathratus . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 October 2012.
  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.
  • 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): 506


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