Nassarius clarus
| Nassarius clarus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Nassarius |
| Species: | N. clarus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius clarus (Marrat, 1877) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Nassarius clarus 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 length of the shell varies between 16 mm and 30 mm.
![[icon]](/restyle/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding missing information. (October 2012) |
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Western Australia[2] and in the Indian Ocean.
Ecology
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 WoRMS (2012). Nassarius clarus (Marrat, 1877). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560166 on 2012-10-23
- 1 2 Morton B. (2003). "Observations on the feeding behaviour of Nassarius clarus (Gastropoda : Nassariidae) in Shark Bay, Western Australia". Molluscan Research 23(3): 239-249. doi:10.1071/MR03008, PDF.
- Cernohorsky, W. O. (1981). "Revision of the Australian and New Zealand Tertiary and Recent Species of the Family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda)". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 18: 137–192. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906302. Wikidata Q58677171.
- 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 (Zeuxis) clarus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
 | This Nassariidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |