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Nassarius sinusigerus

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Nassarius sinusigerus
Shell of Nassarius sinusigerus (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. sinusigerus
Binomial name
Nassarius sinusigerus
A. Adams, 1851
Synonyms[1]
  • Nassa (Alectryon) collaticia Melvill & Standen, 1901
  • Nassa (Alectryon) ovoidea brevis (f) Schepman, M.M., 1911
  • Nassa (Hima) sinusigera A. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa (Niotha) sinusigera A. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa (Niotha) sinusigera var. cernica G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1874
  • Nassa abyssinica Marrat, 1877
  • Nassa aracanensis E.A. Smith, 1899
  • Nassa beata Gould, 1860
  • Nassa lathraia Sturany, 1900
  • Nassa phoenicensis Preston, 1916
  • Nassa sinusigera A. Adams, 1851
  • Nassarius (Alectrion) collaticia Melvill & Standen, 1901
  • Nassarius (Hima) aracanensis (E.A. Smith, 1899)
  • Nassarius (Niotha) sinusigerus (A. Adams, 1852)
  • Nassarius (Telasco) sinusigerus (A. Adams, 1852)
  • Nassarius (Zeuxis) macrocephalus greyanus Shuto, 1969
  • Niotha sinusigera (A. Adams, 1852)

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

Description

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The shell size varies between 6.5 mm and 12 mm

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, off the Philippines and in the central Pacific Ocean.

References

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  1. ^ a b Nassarius sinusigerus A. Adams, 1851. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 November 2010.

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  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • 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
  • Lozouet P. & Plaziat J.C. (2008) Mangrove environments and molluscs. Abatan River, Bohol and Panglao Islands, central Philippines. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 160 pp.
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