Nassarius silvardi

Nassarius silvardi
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. silvardi
Binomial name
Nassarius silvardi
Kool & Dekker, 2006[1]
Synonyms

Nassarius (Alectrion) waikikius Dall, W.H. MS, 1922

Nassarius silvardi 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 4 mm and 7.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs of Indonesia and Hawaii.

References

  1. ↑ Kool & Dekker. 2006. Visaya Volume: 1 Issue: 6 Pages: 54-75. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. ↑ Nassarius silvardi Kool & Dekker, 2006.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  • Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.


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