Nassarius arcularius
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N. arcularius
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Nassarius arcularius, common name : the casket nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
There are two subspecies :
- Nassarius arcularia arcularia (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Nassarius arcularia plicatus (Röding, 1798)
- Subspecies brought into synonymy
- Nassarius arcularius arcularius (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Nassarius arcularia arcularia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Description
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along East Africa, Madagascar and Mozambique and in the Central Pacific Ocean.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nassarius arcularius (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 February 2011.
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
- 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
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