Nassarius lavanonoensis

Nassarius lavanonoensis
Shell of Nassarius lavanonoensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. lavanonoensis
Binomial name
Nassarius lavanonoensis
Bozzetti, 2006[1]
Synonyms

Nassarius (Aciculina) lavanonoensis Bozzetti, 2006

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 11 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.

References

  1. ^ Bozzetti. 2006. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale, 53 (4) : 10–11. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. ^ Nassarius lavanonoensis Bozzetti, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 October 2012.
  • Bozzetti L. (2006) Nassarius (Aciculina) lavanonoensis (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Nassariidae) nuova specie dal Madagascar Meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 53: 10-11
  • "Nassarius (Aciculina) lavanonoensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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