Nassarius circumcinctus

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

Nassarius circumcinctus
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. circumcinctus
Binomial name
Nassarius circumcinctus (Adams A., 1852) [1]
Synonyms[2]
Nassa circumcincta A. Adams, 1852 Nassarius (Plicarcularia) circumcinctus (Adams, A., 1852) Naytiopsis granum flammulata Nordsieck, 1972

Description

The shell grows to a length of 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea.

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 circumcinctus (Adams A., 1852). 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.
• Oliverio M. & Tringali L. (1992). Two sibling species of Nassariinae in the Mediterranean Sea (Prosobranchia, Muricidae, Nassariinae). Bollettino Malacologico 28(5-12): 157-160
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

External links

• "Nassarius (Plicarcularia) circumcinctus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.