''Northia pristis'' is a species of

sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

within the family

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 ...

Habitat

It lives in benthic environments, scavenging on molluscs, polychaetes, and dead organic material.

Distribution

Its distribution covers the Pacific Ocean near countries spanning from the United States to Ecuador.

References

External links

Deshayes, G. P., & Milne-Edwards, H. (1844). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s’y rapportent, par J. B. P. A. de Lamarck. Deuxième édition, Tome dixième. Histoire des Mollusques. J. B. Baillière: Paris. 638 pp.
{{Taxonbar, from=Q61697859 Gastropods described in 1844 Nassariidae Molluscs of the Pacific Ocean Molluscs of the United States Molluscs of Mexico Molluscs of Central America Invertebrates of Colombia Fauna of Ecuador