Nassarius boucheti

Nassarius boucheti
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. boucheti
Binomial name
Nassarius boucheti
Kool, 2004[1]

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga.

References

  • Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.


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