Nassarius johni

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

Nassarius johni
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. johni
Binomial name
Nassarius johni
(Monterosato, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Nassa johni Monterosato, 1889
  • Nassa johni var. dakarensis Fischer-Piette & Nickles, 1946
  • Nassarius (Aciculina) johni (Monterosato, 1889)

Description
var. dakarensis

The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Alboran Sea, off Morocco.

References
  1. Nassarius johni (Monterosato, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 October 2012.
  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.
  • 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
  • "Nassarius (Aciculina) johni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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