Nassarius mirabilis

Nassarius mirabilis
Shell of Nassarius mirabilis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Subfamily: Nassariinae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. mirabilis
Binomial name
Nassarius mirabilis
Bozzetti, 2007[1]

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 9.5 mm and 13 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Southern Madagascar.

References

  1. ^ Bozzetti (2007). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 55 (2) : 7–9. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. ^ Nassarius mirabilis Bozzetti, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 October 2012.
  • "Nassarius mirabilis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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