Nassarius consensus

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Nassarius consensus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. consensus
Binomial name
Nassarius consensus
(Ravenel, 1861) [1]
Synonyms
  • Alectrion consensa(Ravenel, 1861)
  • Alectrion consensa harveyensisMansfield, 1930
  • Alectrion consensa leonensisMansfield, 1930
  • Nassa consensaRavenel, 1861 (basionym)
  • Nassarius (Nassarius) consensus(Ravenel, 1861)
  • Nassarius (Uzita) fargoiOlsson & Harbison, 1953

Nassarius consensus, common name the striate nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks. [2]

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina and South Carolina, USA.

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References

  1. Ravenel, E. 1861. Descriptions of new Recent shells from the coast of South Carolina. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 13: 41-44.
  2. Nassarius consensus (Ravenel, 1861) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 23 October 2012.