Nassodonta
Nassodonta is a genus of brackish water snails, gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae. Nassodonta insignis is the type species of the genus Nassodonta.
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| Subfamily: | Anentominae |
| Genus: | Nassodonta |
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| Nassodonta insignis H. Adams, 1867 | |
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| 3 species | |
Taxonomy
Arthur Adams classified the genus Nassodonta within family Buccinidae in 1867.[1] The genus Nassodonta is traditionally placed in the family Nassariidae since 19th century and it was placed into the newly established subfamily Anentominae in 2017.[2]
Species
Species within the genus Nassodonta include:
- Nassodonta annesleyi (Benson, 1861)[2]
- Nassodonta dorri (Wattebled, 1886)[2]
- Nassodonta insignis H. Adams, 1867[1] - type species of the genus Nassodonta[2]
References
- Adams (1867). "Descriptions of Six New Species of Shells, and Note on Opisthostoma de-Crespignii". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, (1866): page 445-447. Plate 38, figure 8.
- Strong, E. E., Galindo, L. A., & Kantor, Y. I. (2017). "Quid est Clea helena? Evidence for a previously unrecognized radiation of assassin snails (Gastropoda: Buccinoidea: Nassariidae)". PeerJ 5: e3638. doi:10.7717/peerj.3638.
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