Northia pristis

Northia pristis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Northia
Species:	N. pristis
Binomial name
Northia pristis (Deshayes, 1844)
Synonyms [1]
Buccinum pristis Deshayes, 1844 Buccinum serratum Kiener, 1834

Northia pristis is a species of sea snail within the family Nassariidae. ^[1]

Habitat

It lives in benthic environments, scavenging on molluscs, polychaetes, and dead organic material. ^{[2] [3]}

Distribution

Its distribution covers the Pacific Ocean near countries spanning from the United States to Ecuador. ^[3]

References

1. "Northia pristis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 20 December 2022.
2. "Northia pristis | Instituto Nazca" . Retrieved 16 December 2022.
3. "Northia pristis (Deshayes 1844) – Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

External links

• Deshayes, G. P., & Milne-Edwards, H. (1844). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s’y rapportent, par J. B. P. A. de Lamarck. Deuxième édition, Tome dixième. Histoire des Mollusques. J. B. Baillière: Paris. 638 pp.