Nassarius thachi
| Nassarius thachi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Nassarius |
| Species: | N. thachi |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius thachi Dekker, 2004 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nassarius (Zeuxis) thachi Dekker, 2004 | |
Nassarius thachi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, which includes the nassa mud snails and dog whelks. There is no official common name for this species.
Description
The shell is an elongated egg shape with ribbing, measuring approximately 25 to 36 mm long on average; however, larger specimens can reach up to 38 mm in length. They are usually light brown to grayish brown with two to three darker brown broad spiral bands. The inside of the shell is light cream to white.
Distribution
This species occurs in the tropical Western Pacific off China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Fiji.
References
- ↑ Dekker. 2004. Of Sea and Shore 26(1) : 25-29. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ↑ Nassarius thachi Dekker, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- ↑ Dekker, Henk (2004). "Description of a new species of Nassarius (Gastropoda: Nassariidae) from the Western Pacific" (PDF). Of Sea and Shore. 26 (1): 25 – via ResearchGate.
- Cernohorsky, W.O., 1984 [31/Dec/1984].Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 14:0–0.
- Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
External links
- "Nassarius (Zeuxis) thachi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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