Nassarius speciosus

Nassarius speciosus, common name the purple-lipped dogwhelk or the splendid nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Nassarius speciosus
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. speciosus
Binomial name
Nassarius speciosus
(A. Adams, 1852)
Synonyms[1]
  • Alectrion plicosa (Dunker, 1846)
  • Buccinum plicosum Dunker, 1846 (non Menke, 1830)
  • Nassa plicosa (Dunker, 1846)
  • Nassa speciosa A. Adams, 1852 (original combination)
  • Nassarius (Niotha) speciosus (A. Adams, 1852)
  • Nassarius plicosus (Dunker, 1846)
  • Phos plicosus (Dunker, 1846)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the south coast and the west coast of South Africa.[2]

References
  1. Nassarius speciosus . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 October 2012.
  2. "Nassarius (Niotha) speciosus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356
  • 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


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