Nassarius deshayesianus explained
Nassarius deshayesianus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails (USA) or dog whelks (UK).
Description
The shell grows to a length of 15 mm
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz.
References
- Sowerby, G.B., III. (1894). Descriptions of four new shells from the Persian Gulf and Bay of Zaila. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 1(4): 160–161, pl. 12.
- Melvill, J.C. & Sykes, E.R. (1899). Notes on a third collection of marine shells from the Andaman Islands, with descriptions of three new species of Mitra. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 3: 220–229.
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
- Petit R.E. (2009) George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa 2189: 1–218.
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