Nassarius granifer

Nassarius granifer
Two live individuals of Nassarius granifer
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. granifer
Binomial name
Nassarius granifer Kiener, 1834
Synonyms[1]
Arcularia (Plicarcularia) granulifera (Kiener, 1834) Buccinum graniferum Kiener, 1834 Buccinum verrucosum Bruguière, 1789 Nassa (Arcularia) granifera (Kiener, 1834) Nassa granifera (Kiener, 1834) Nassa obliqua Hombron, J.B. & C.H. Jacquinot, 1853 Nassa perlata Marrat, 1880 Nassarius (Plicarcularia) granifer (Kiener, 1834) Nassarius (Plicarcularia) graniferus (Kiener, 1834) Nassarius graniferus (Kiener, 1834) Plicarcularia granifera (Kiener, 1834) Plicarcularia graniferus (Kiener, 1834)

Nassarius granifer, common name the granulated dog whelk or granulated nassa, is a species of sea snail with an operculum, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the mud snails or dog whelks. ^[1]

The name of this species has also been spelled as Nassarius graniferus in Taylor 1973.^[2]

Description

The shell size of this species varies between 10 mm and 18 mm.

Distribution

The shell occurs in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean along Réunion.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} WoRMS (2011). Nassarius granifer (Kiener, 1834). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560218 on 2011-02-28
2. ^ Sheppard, A (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis ot its broad distribution patterns. Coral Reefs 3: 43-50

• Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356

External links

• Gastropods.com : Nassarius (Plicarcularia) graniferus; accessed : 28 February 2011