Nassarius webbei
Nassarius webbei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
| Nassarius webbei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Nassarius |
| Species: | N. webbei |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius webbei (Petit, 1850) | |
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Description
The shell grows to a length of 17 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde Islands and Senegal.
References
- Nassarius webbei (Petit, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 November 2012.
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
- Rolán E. & Hernández J.M. (2005) The West African species of the group Nassarius denticulatus (Mollusca, Neogastropoda), with the description of a new species. Journal of Conchology 38(5): 499–511. page(s): 504
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