Nassarius wolffi

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Nassarius wolffi
Nassa sadurnii (MNHN-IM-2000-6700) 001.jpeg
Shell of Nassarius wolffi (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. wolffi
Binomial name
Nassarius wolffi
(Knudsen, 1956)
Synonyms
  • Hinia frigens malacitanaeMaldonado Quiles, 1973
  • Nassa sadurniiBot, 1972
  • Nassa wolffiKnudsen, 1956
  • Nassarius (Hima) wolffi(Knudsen, 1956)

Nassarius wolffi, common name the Torben Wolff nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks. [1] It is named after the Danish marine biologist Torben Wolff.

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 45 mm.

Their functional type is Benthos. [1]

Their feeding type is Scavenger. [1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Western Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde Islands and Angola. Also found in Namibia.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nassarius wolffi Knudsen . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 1 November 2012.


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