Nassarius protrusidens

Nassarius protrusidens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Nassarius protrusidens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Nassariidae
Subfamily:
Nassariinae
Genus:
Nassarius
Species:
N. protrusidens
Binomial name
Nassarius protrusidens
(Melvill, 1918)
Synonyms[1]
  • Alectrion (Hima) protrusidens Melvill, 1918 (original combination)
  • Nassarius (Zeuxis) protrusidens Melvill, 1918

Description

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off La Réunion and in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines.

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References
  1. Nassarius protrusidens . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 October 2012.
  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.
  • Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
  • "Nassarius (Zeuxis) protrusidens". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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