Nassarius deshayesianus

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Nassarius deshayesianus
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Shell of Nassarius deshayesianus (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Subfamily: Nassariinae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. deshayesianus
Binomial name
Nassarius deshayesianus
(Issel, 1866)
Synonyms [1]
  • Nassa (Arcularia) obockensis(Jousseaume, 1888)
  • Nassa (Phrontis) obockensis(Jousseaume, 1888)
  • Nassa (Phrontis) zailensisG. B. Sowerby III, 1894
  • Nassa (Phrontis) zailensis var. andamanicaMelvill & Sykes, 1899
  • Nassa deshayesianaIssel, 1866
  • Nassa obockensis(Jousseaume, 1888)
  • Nassa zailensisG.B. Sowerby III, 1894
  • Nassa zailensis var. andamanicaMelvill & Sykes, 1898
  • Nassarius (Niotha) deshayesianus(Issel, 1866)
  • Nassarius (Phrontis) deshayesianus(Issel, 1866)
  • Phrontis obockensisJousseaume, 1888

Nassarius deshayesianus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails (USA) or dog whelks (UK). [1]

Contents

Description

The shell grows to a length of 15 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz.

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References

  1. 1 2 Nassarius deshayesianus . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 October 2012.