Nassarius grana

Nassarius grana
Nassarius grana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Nassariidae
Subfamily:	Nassariinae
Genus:	Nassarius
Species:	N. grana
Binomial name
Nassarius grana (Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms
Buccinum grana Lamarck, 1822 (basionym) Nassa granum Nassa granum var. elongata Pallary, 1900 Nassa granum var. varicosa Pallary, 1900 Naytiopsis granum (Lamarck, 1822) Planaxis laevigata Risso, 1826

Nassarius grana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.^[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 10 mm and 14 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean along Senegal.

References

1. ^ Nassarius grana (Lamarck, 1822).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140501 on 28 April 2011.

• Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213

External links

• Gastropods.com : Nassarius (Naytiopsis) granum; accessed : 20 February 2011