Nassarius boucheti
| Nassarius boucheti | |
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| Shell of Nassarius boucheti (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Nassarius |
| Species: | N. boucheti |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius boucheti Kool, 2004[1] | |
Nassarius boucheti 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 8 mm and 12 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga.
References
- ^ Kool. 2004. Basteria 67(4–6) : 135-139. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ Nassarius boucheti Kool, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.