Nassarius albescens

Nassarius albescens, common name : the whitish nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Nassarius albescens
Nassarius albescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Nassariidae
Subfamily:
Nassariinae
Genus:
Nassarius
Species:
N. albescens
Binomial name
Nassarius albescens
(Dunker, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum albescens Dunker, 1846
  • Nassa albescens (Dunker, 1846)
  • Nassarius retecosa Adams, A., 1852
  • Nassa bicolor Rousseau, 1854
  • Nassa adamsiana Marrat, F.P., 1880
  • Nassa baguenai Mari, 1934

There is one subspecies : Nassarius albescens gemmuliferus (A. Adams, 1852) (synonyms : Nassa (Niotha) albescens var. fenestratus (Marrat, 1877); Nassa (Niotha) fenestrata (Marrat, 1877); Nassa fenestrata Marratt, 1877; Nassa gemmulifera A. Adams, 1852; Nassa isabellei Reeve, 1853; Nassarius (Niotha) albescens gemmuliferus (A. Adams, 1852); Nassarius (Niotha) fenestratus (Marrat, 1877); Nassarius (Niotha) fenestratus var. gestroi Bisacchi, 1930; Nassarius fenestratus (Marratt, 1877); Nassarius gemmuliferus (A. Adams, 1852) )[2]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 25 mm. Its surface sculpture has a distinctive fine network of evenly spaced nodules. The columella is narrow or wide. The overall colour of the shell is creamy white while the aperture is brown.[1]

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines and Australia.

References
Notes
  1. Nassarius albescens (Dunker, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 December 2010.
  2. WoRMS : Nassarius albescens gemmuliferus (A. Adams, 1852) ; accessed : 28 February 2011
Sources
  • 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
  • Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg
  • "Nassarius (Niotha) albescens albescens". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
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