Nassarius macrodon

Nassarius macrodon is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[2] It only occurs as a fossil.

Nassarius macrodon
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. macrodon
Binomial name
Nassarius macrodon
(Bronn, 1831) [1]
Synonyms

Nassarius (Nassarius) macrodon macrodon (Bronn, 1831)

There is one subspecies: Nassarius macrodon recidivus (Martens, 1876)

Description

Distribution

References
  1. Bronn H. G., 1831: Italiens Tertiär-Gebilde und deren organische Einschlüsse Heidelberg pp. XII + 176 + 1 pl
  2. Nassarius macrodon (Bronn, 1831). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  • 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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