Nassarius arcadioi

Nassarius arcadioi
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. arcadioi
Binomial name
Nassarius arcadioi
Rolan & Hernandez, 2005[1]

Nassarius arcadioi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[2]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 25 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Mauritania.

References

  • Rolán E. & Hernández J.M. (2005) The West African species of the group Nassarius denticulatus (Mollusca, Neogastropoda), with the description of a new species. Journal of Conchology 38(5): 499-511. page(s): 507


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