Nassarius coralligenus

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Nassarius coralligenus
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N. coralligenus
Binomial name
Nassarius coralligenus
(Pallary, 1900) [1]
Synonyms

Nassarius (Hima) coralligenus (Pallary, 1900)

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

Description

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Southern Spain, Morocco and the Canary Islands; in the Alboran Sea.

References

  1. Pallary, P. 1900. Coquilles marines du littoral du Département d'Oran. Journal de Conchyliologie 48: 211-422, pls. 6-8.
  2. Nassarius coralligenus (Pallary, 1900).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  • 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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