Nassarius thachi
| 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 | |
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Nassarius (Zeuxis) thachi Dekker, 2004 | |
Nassarius thachi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[2]
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
- ↑ Dekker. 2004. Of Sea and Shore 26(1) : 25-29. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ↑ 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.
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