Nassarius niveus

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Nassarius niveus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. niveus
Binomial name
Nassarius niveus
(A. Adams, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Nassa (Caesia) plicatella A. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa (Tritia) nivea A. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa (Tritia) plicatella A. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa nivea A. Adams, 1852 (basionym)
  • Nassa plicatella A. Adams, 1852 (Invalid: junior homonym of Nassa plicatella Münster, 1835)
  • Nassa scopularca Barnard, 1959
  • Nassarius (Zeuxis) plicatellus (A. Adams, 1852)
  • Nassarius plicatellus (A. Adams, 1852)

Nassarius niveus, common name the lattice dogwhelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks. [1]

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Description

The shell size varies between 15 mm and 25 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola, Namibia and the west coast of South Africa

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References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Nassarius niveus (A. Adams, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=576772 on 2012-02-20