Nassarius candens

Nassarius candens
Apertural view of a shell of Nassarius candens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Nassarius
Species:	N. candens
Binomial name
Nassarius candens (Hinds, 1844)
Synonyms [1]
Nassa (Niotha) candens Hinds, 1844 Nassa candens Hinds, 1844 Nassarius (Niotha) candens (Hinds, 1844)

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

Description

The shell size varies between 12 mm and 21 mm. The shell is white with sections of brown.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along the Marquesas Islands

References

1. Nassarius candens . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 1 March 2011.

• Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356

External links

• "Nassarius (Niotha) candens". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 March 2011.

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