Nassarius paucicostatus

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

Nassarius paucicostatus
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. paucicostatus
Binomial name
Nassarius paucicostatus
(Marrat, 1877)
Synonyms[1]
  • Nassa paucicostata Marrat, 1877
  • Nassarius (Nassarius) paucicostatus (Marrat, 1877)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 12 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off the Bahamas.

References
  1. Nassarius paucicostatus (Marrat, 1877). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 October 2012.
  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  • "Nassarius (Nassarius) paucicostatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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