Nassarius johni

Nassarius johni
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. johni
Binomial name
Nassarius johni
(Monterosato, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Nassa johni Monterosato, 1889
  • Nassa johni var. dakarensis Fischer-Piette & Nickles, 1946
  • Nassarius (Aciculina) johni (Monterosato, 1889)

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Alboran Sea, off Morocco.

References

  1. ↑ Nassarius johni (Monterosato, 1889).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 October 2012.
  • 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


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