Nassarius irus
| Nassarius irus | |
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| Shell of Nassarius irus (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Subfamily: | Nassariinae |
| Genus: | Nassarius |
| Species: | N. irus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius irus (Martens, 1880) | |
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Nassarius irus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Description
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The length of the shell varies between 9.8 mm and 20 mm. The shell is mainly a light orange-pink and becomes a white at the aperture.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Madagascar and eastern South Africa.
References
- 1 2 Nassarius irus (Martens, 1880). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 October 2012.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species".
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356
- Bozzetti L. (2006) Nassarius (Plicarcularia) cussottii sp. n. (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Nassariidae) dal Madagascar Sud-Orientale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 50: 13–14
- Marais J.P. & Kilburn R.N. (2010) Nassariidae. pp. 138–173, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
External links
- Martens, E. von. (1880). Mollusken. Pp. 179-353, pl. 19-22 In K. Möbius, F. Richters & E. von Martens, Beiträge zur Meeresfauna der Insel Mauritius und der Seychellen. Berlin: Gutmann.
- "Nassarius (Plicarcularia) cussottii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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