Nassarius irus

Nassarius irus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Nassarius irus
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. irus
Binomial name
Nassarius irus
(Martens, 1880)
Synonyms[1]
  • Nassa thersites var. irus Martens, 1880 (original combination)
  • Nassarius (Plicarcularia) cussottii Bozzetti, 2006
  • Nassarius cussottii Bozzetti, 2006

Description

The length of the shell varies between 9.8 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.

References
  1. Nassarius irus (Martens, 1880) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 October 2012.
  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356
  • Bozzetti L. (2006) Nassarius (Plicarcularia) cussottii sp. n. (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Nassariidae) dal Madagascar Sud-Orientale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 50: 13–14
  • Marais J.P. & Kilburn R.N. (2010) Nassariidae. pp. 138–173, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
  • "Nassarius (Plicarcularia) cussottii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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