Nassarius thachi

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

Nassarius thachi
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. thachi
Binomial name
Nassarius thachi
Dekker, 2004[1]
Synonyms

Nassarius (Zeuxis) thachi Dekker, 2004

Description

The shell grows to a length of 30 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the tropical Western Pacific off China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Fiji.

References
  1. Dekker. 2004. Of Sea and Shore 26(1) : 25-29. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. Nassarius thachi Dekker, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  • Cernohorsky, W.O., 1984 [31/Dec/1984].Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 14:0–0.
  • Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
  • "Nassarius (Zeuxis) thachi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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