Nassarius wolffi
| Nassarius wolffi | |
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| Shell of Nassarius wolffi (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Nassarius |
| Species: | N. wolffi |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius wolffi (Knudsen, 1956) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nassarius wolffi, common name the Torben Wolff nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1] It is named after the Danish marine biologist Torben Wolff.
Description
[edit]The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 45 mm.
Their functional type is Benthos.[1]
Their feeding type is Scavenger.[1]
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Western Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde Islands and Angola. Also found in Namibia.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Nassarius wolffi Knudsen. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 November 2012.
External links
[edit]- "Nassarius (Hima) wolffi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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