Nassarius circumcinctus

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Nassarius circumcinctus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. circumcinctus
Binomial name
Nassarius circumcinctus
(Adams A., 1852) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Nassa circumcinctaA. Adams, 1852
  • Nassarius (Plicarcularia) circumcinctus(Adams, A., 1852)
  • Naytiopsis granum flammulataNordsieck, 1972

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

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Description

The shell grows to a length of 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea.

Related Research Articles

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<i>Nassarius cinctellus</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Nassarius clathratus</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Nassarius comptus</i> Species of gastropod

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Tritia frigens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.

<i>Nassarius johni</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Nassarius lima</i> Species of gastropod

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

<i>Nassarius distortus</i> Species of gastropod

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Tritia ovoidea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.

<i>Nassarius siquijorensis</i> Species of gastropod

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Nassarius tinei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.

<i>Tritia tingitana</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Nassarius turulosus</i> Species of gastropod

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Nassarius vaucheri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.

<i>Nassarius conoidalis</i> Species of gastropod

Nassarius conoidalis, common name the cone-shaped Nassa or the jewelled dog whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails.

<i>Nassarius stolatus</i> Species of gastropod

Nassarius stolatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.

References

  1. Adams, A. 1852. Catalogue of the species of Nassa, a genus of gasteropodous Mollusca belonging to the family Buccinidae, in the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq., with the description of some new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 19: 94-114.
  2. 1 2 Nassarius circumcinctus (Adams A., 1852) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 23 October 2012.