Nassarius globosus
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N. globosus
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Nassarius globosus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
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Nassarius globosus, common name the globose nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 28 mm. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania; in the Western Pacific.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nassarius globosus . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 October 2012*.
- Quoy, J.C.R. & Gaimard, P. (1833) Mollusques. In Dumont d’Urville, M.J. (Ed.) Voyage de Découverts de l’Astrolabe, Éxécuté par Ordre du Roi Pendant les Années 1826–1827–1828–1829, sous le Commandement de M. J. Dumont d’ Urville. Zoologie, Tome 2. J. Tatsu
- Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356
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