Nassarius candens
Appearance
Nassarius candens | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Nassarius candens | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Nassariidae |
Genus: | Nassarius |
Species: | N. candens
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Binomial name | |
Nassarius candens (Hinds, 1844)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Nassarius candens, common name the bright nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Description
[edit]The shell size varies between 12 mm and 21 mm
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along the Marquesas Islands
References
[edit]- ^ a b Nassarius candens. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 March 2011.
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356
External links
[edit]- "Nassarius (Niotha) candens". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
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