Adinus Explained

Adinus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.^[1]

Description

The subulate shell is spirally striated. The columella is abruptly truncate at its base. The inner lip is corrugated, with a callosity at hind part. The outer lip is grooved internally, externally marginated. ^[2]

Species

• † Adinus tjidamarensis (K. Martin, 1879)
• Adinus truncatus (Reeve, 1846)

External links

• Allmon W.D., 1990 (12 December). Review of the Bullia group (Gastropoda: Nassariidae) with comments on its evolution, biogeography, and phylogeny. Bulletins of American Paleontology 99(335): 179 pp., 15 pls.
• Cernohorsky, W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 14: i-iv, 1-356.

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Adinus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 . 2024-01-26 . www.marinespecies.org.
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650 Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls.