Nassarius boucheti

Nassarius boucheti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[2]

Nassarius boucheti
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. boucheti
Binomial name
Nassarius boucheti
Kool, 2004[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga.

References
  1. Kool. 2004. Basteria 67(4–6) : 135-139. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. Nassarius boucheti Kool, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  • Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.


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