- Nassarius conoidalis
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Nassarius conoidalis Apertural view of Nassarius conoidalis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade NeogastropodaSuperfamily: Buccinoidea Family: Nassariidae Subfamily: Nassariinae Genus: Nassarius Species: N. conoidalis Binomial name Nassarius conoidalis
(Deshayes in Belanger, 1832)Synonyms[1] - Buccinum clathratum Wood, 1825
- Buccinum conoidale Deshayes in Belanger, 1832
- Buccinum gemmulatum Lamarck, 1822
- Desmoulea ringens A. Adams, 1855
- Nassa (Niotha) gemmulata (Lamarck, 1822)
- Nassa (Niotha) gemmulata var. variegata A. Adams, 1852
- Nassa (Niotha) labordei Mari, 1929
- Nassa (Niotha) rajaensis K. Martin, 1895
- Nassa clathrata Lamarck, 1816
- Nassa cumingii A. Adams, 1852
- Nassa gemmulata (Lamarck, 1822)
- Nassa ringens Reeve, 1854
- Nassa variegata A. Adams, 1852
- Nassa verrucosa A. Adams, 1852
- Nassarius (Niotha) clathratus (Lamarck, 1822)
- Nassarius (Niotha) conoidalis (Deshayes in Belanger, 1832)
- Nassarius (Niotha) gemmulatus (Lamarck, 1822)
- Nassarius (Niotha) gemmulatus var. variegatus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius (Niotha) gemmulatus var. verrucosa (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius (Niotha) stigmarius (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius (Niotha) variegatus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius (Niotha) verrucosus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Nassarius gemmulatus (Lamarck, 1822)
- Niotha clathrata (Lamarck, 1816)
- Niotha clathratus (Lamarck, 1816)
- Niotha comtessei Iredale, 1929
- Niotha cumingii A. Adams, 1870
- Niotha gemmulata (Lamarck, 1822)
Nassarius conoidalis, common name the cone-shaped Nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails.[1]
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Description
The shell size varies between 16 mm and 32 mm
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along South Africa and in the South Chinese Sea along the coast of Vietnam.
References
- ^ a b Nassarius conoidalis . Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560064 on 24 February 2011.
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the Family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
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