Nassarius protrusidens

Nassarius protrusidens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Nassarius protrusidens
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. protrusidens
Binomial name
Nassarius protrusidens
(Melvill, 1918)
Synonyms[1]
  • Alectrion (Hima) protrusidens Melvill, 1918 (original combination)
  • Nassarius (Zeuxis) protrusidens Melvill, 1918

Description

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off La Réunion and in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines.

References
  1. Nassarius protrusidens . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 October 2012.
  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.
  • Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
  • "Nassarius (Zeuxis) protrusidens". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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