- Nassarius sinusigerus
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Nassarius sinusigerus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade NeogastropodaSuperfamily: Buccinoidea Family: Nassariidae Subfamily: Nassariinae Genus: Nassarius Species: N. sinusigerus Binomial name Nassarius sinusigerus
A. Adams, 1851Synonyms[1] - Nassa (Alectryon) ovoidea brevis (f) Schepman, M.M., 1911
- Nassa lathraia Sturany, 1900
- Nassa sinusigera A. Adams, 1851
Nassarius sinusigerus 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 6.5 mm and 12 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and in the central Pacific Ocean.
References
- ^ a b Nassarius sinusigerus A. Adams, 1851. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215740 on 30 November 2010.
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
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