Nassarius thachi

Nassarius thachi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. thachi
Binomial name
Nassarius thachi
Dekker, 2004[1]
Synonyms

Nassarius (Zeuxis) thachi Dekker, 2004

Nassarius thachi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, which includes the nassa mud snails and dog whelks.[2] There is no official common name for this species.

Description

The shell is an elongated egg shape with ribbing, measuring approximately 25-36 mm long; however, larger specimens can reach 38 mm in length. They are usually light brown to grayish brown with two to three darker brown broad spiral bands. The inside of the shell is light cream to white in colour.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the tropical Western Pacific off China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Fiji.

References

  1. ^ Dekker. 2004. Of Sea and Shore 26(1) : 25-29. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. ^ Nassarius thachi Dekker, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  3. ^ Dekker, Henk (2004). "Description of a new species of Nassarius (Gastropoda: Nassariidae) from the Western Pacific" (PDF). Of Sea and Shore. 26 (1): 25 – via ResearchGate.
  • Cernohorsky, W.O., 1984 [31/Dec/1984].Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 14:0–0.
  • Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.


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