''Nassarius striatulus'' is an extinct
species
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of
sea snail
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, a marine
gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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in the
family
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Nassariidae
The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (USA), or dog whelks (UK), are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.
"Dog whelk" also refers to ''Nucella lapillus''.
Shell description
T ...
, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
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MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nassarius striatulus (Eichwald, 1829) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=880946 on 2021-09-04]
;Subspecies:
* ''Nassarius striatulus striatulus''
(Eichwald, 1829) †
* ''Nassarius cabrierensis ovoideus''
(Locard, 1886) is a synonym of ''
Tritia ovoidea''
(Locard, 1886)
Description
The shell grows to a length of 12 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the
Western Sahara
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.
References
* Landau B.M.; Silva C.M. da & Gili C. (2009). The Early Pliocene Gastropoda (Mollusc) aof Estepona, southern Spain. Part 8, Nassariidae. Palaeontos. 17: 1-101
External links
Fischer, P.; Tournouër, R. (1873). Invertebrés fossiles du Mont Léberon. In: Gaudry, A.; Fischer, P.; Tournouër, R. Animaux fossiles du Mont Léberon (Vaucluse). F. Savy, Paris, pp. 113-172, pls. 16–21*
Nassariidae
Gastropods described in 1878
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