Nassodonta annesleyi
| Nassodonta annesleyi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Nassodonta |
| Species: | N. annesleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassodonta annesleyi | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
| Clea annesleyi Benson, 1861 | |
Nassodonta annesleyi is a species of brackish water snail, with gills and an operculum, a gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae.
The specific name annesleyi is in honour of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Annesley Benson (1831–1906) of the 45th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry, who collected those snails.[1]
Distribution
India.
References
- ^ a b Benson W. H. (1861). "Descriptions of freshwater shells collected in southern India by Lieut. Charles Annesley Benson, 45th M.N.I." Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3)6: 257–260. page 258.
- ^ Strong, E. E., Galindo, L. A., & Kantor, Y. I. (2017). "Quid est Clea helena? Evidence for a previously unrecognized radiation of assassin snails (Gastropoda: Buccinoidea: Nassariidae)". PeerJ 5: e3638. doi:10.7717/peerj.3638.