Nassarius cinctellus

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

Nassarius cinctellus
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. cinctellus
Binomial name
Nassarius cinctellus
(A. Adams, 1852)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Nassa cinctella A. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa cinctella Gould, 1850
  • Nassa geniculata A. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa parva Marrat, 1880
  • Nassarius (Niotha) cinctellus (Gould, 1850)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 7.5 mm.

Distribution

In the Atlantic Ocean of St Helena; in the Red Sea; in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines.

References
  1. Adams, A. 1852. Catalogue of the species of Nassa, a genus of gasteropodous Mollusca belonging to the family Buccinidae, in the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq., with the description of some new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 19: 94–114.
  2. Nassarius cinctellus . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 23 October 2012.
  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356
  • Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp


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