Nassarius irus

Nassarius irus
Shell of Nassarius irus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Subfamily: Nassariinae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. irus
Binomial name
Nassarius irus
(Martens, 1880)
Synonyms[1]
  • Nassa thersites var. irus Martens, 1880 (original combination)
  • Nassarius (Plicarcularia) cussottii Bozzetti, 2006
  • Nassarius cussottii Bozzetti, 2006

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 9.8 mm and 20 mm. The shell is mainly a light orange-pink and becomes a white at the aperture.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Madagascar and eastern South Africa. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b Nassarius irus (Martens, 1880). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 October 2012.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species".
  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356
  • Bozzetti L. (2006) Nassarius (Plicarcularia) cussottii sp. n. (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Nassariidae) dal Madagascar Sud-Orientale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 50: 13–14
  • Marais J.P. & Kilburn R.N. (2010) Nassariidae. pp. 138–173, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.


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