Nassarius vibex

Nassarius vibex
Nassarius vibex
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. vibex
Binomial name
Nassarius vibex
(Say, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum antillarum Philippi, 1849
  • Buccinum polygonatum Lamarck, 1822
  • Nassa (Phrontis) cinisculus Reeve, 1853
  • Nassa antillarum d'Orbigny in Sagra, 1843
  • Nassa cinisculus Reeve, 1853
  • Nassa fretensis Perkins, 1869
  • Nassa vibex Say, 1822

Nassarius vibex, common name the bruised nassa, 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

Distribution

Distribution of Nassarius vibex include range from 41.6°N to 27°S; 97.38°W to 34.9°W: North West Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, South West Atlantic.[1]

Countries of the distribution include:

  • USA: Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; Louisiana, Texas[1]
  • Mexico: Tabasco, Veracruz, Campeche State, Yucatan State, Quintana Roo[1]
  • Nicaragua[1]
  • Lesser Antilles[1]
  • Costa Rica[1]
  • Cuba[1]
  • Panama[1]
  • Colombia[1]
  • Venezuela: Gulf of Venezuela[1]
  • Jamaica[1]
  • Virgin Islands: St. Croix[1]
  • Brazil: Para, Maranhao, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Parana and Santa Catarina.[1]

References

This article incorprotates CC-BY-SA-3.0 text from the reference[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Rosenberg, G. (2011). Nassarius vibex (Say, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160401 on 2011-05-08

External links

  • Yokoyama L. Q. & Amaral A. C. Z. (2011). "Temporal variation in egg-capsule deposition by Nassarius vibex (Gastropoda: Nassariidae) Invertebrate Reproduction & Development". Invertebrate Reproduction and Development 55(2): 82-90. doi:10.1080/07924259.2010.548647 .


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