Nassarius priscardi

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

Nassarius priscardi
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. priscardi
Binomial name
Nassarius priscardi
Bozzetti, 2006[1]
Synonyms

Nassarius (Hima) priscardi Bozzetti, 2006

Description

The shell grows to a length of 16 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.

References
  1. Bozzetti. 2006. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale, 53 (4) : 17. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. Nassarius priscardi Bozzetti, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 October 2012.


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