Nassarius nitidus

Nassarius nitidus
Nassarius nitidus
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. nitidus
Binomial name
Nassarius nitidus
(Jeffreys, 1867)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Hinia nitidus (Jeffreys, 1867)
  • Nassa aegyptiaca Fischer P. in Vassel 1880
  • Nassa abnormis Coen 1914
  • Nassa acutior Coen 1933
  • Nassa bicolorata Coen 1933
  • Nassa clodiensis Coen 1933
  • Nassa deformis Coen 1933
  • Nassa mamillata var. gratiosa Monterosato 1912
  • Nassa mamillata var. lacunaris Monterosato 1912
  • Nassa mamillata var. propria Monterosato 1912
  • Nassa mamillata var. syracusana Monterosato 1912
  • Nassa mamillata var. tenuisculpta Monterosato 1912
  • Nassa mamillata var. tiesenhauseni Monterosato 1912
  • Nassa mamillata var. tricolor Monterosato 1912
  • Nassa mamillata var. valentina Monterosato 1912
  • Nassa monilifera Coen 1933
  • Nassa nitida Jeffreys 1867 (basionym)
  • Nassa reticulata var. curta Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus 1882
  • Nassa reticulata var. depicta Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus 1882
  • Nassa reticulata var. mediterranea Milaschewitsch 1909
  • Nassa reticulata var. modesta Milaschewitsch 1909
  • Nassa reticulata var. pontica Kobelt 1878
  • Nassa reticulata var. rosea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus 1882
  • Nassa rochebrunei Locard 1887
  • Nassa servaini Locard 1887

Nassarius nitidus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in European waters and in the Alboran Sea.

Description

Nassarius nitidus

The length of the shell varies between 24 mm and 33 mm.

References

  1. ↑ Jeffreys, J.G. (1867) British Conchology, or an Account of the Mollusca which now Inhabit the British Isles and Surrounding Seas. Vol. 4. John Van Voorst, London, 486 pp., 8 pls.
  2. ↑ CLEMAM: Nassarius nitidus
  3. ↑ Nassarius nitidus (Jeffreys, 1867).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 October 2012.
  • de Kluijver, M.J.; Ingalsuo, S.S.; de Bruyne, R.H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3. 1 cd-rom pp
  • 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
  • Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp


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