Nassarius mutabilis
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| Five views of a shell of Nassarius mutabilis | |
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N. mutabilis
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Nassarius mutabilis, common name : the mutable nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[2]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 14 mm and 30 mm. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, in the Atlantic Ocean off Mauritania and West Africa.
References
- ↑ CLEMAM: Nassarius mutabilis
- ↑ Nassarius mutabilis (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 March 2011.
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.
- 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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