Nassarius lawsonorum

Nassarius lawsonorum
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. lawsonorum
Binomial name
Nassarius lawsonorum
Kilburn, 2000[1]
Synonyms

Nassarius (Hima) lawsonorum Kilburn, 2000

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique and South Africa.

References

  • Marais J.P. & Kilburn R.N. (2010) Nassariidae. pp. 138–173, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp


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