Nassarius clathratus

Nassarius clathratus
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. clathratus
Binomial name
	Nassarius clathratus;
Synonyms
	Buccinum clathratum Born, 1778 (original combination); Nassa ficaratiensis Monterosato, 1891; Nassa subclathrata d'Orbigny, 1852; Nassa turrita A. Adams, 1852;

Nassarius clathratus, common name the clathrate nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.^[1]

Description

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Mediterranean Sea.

Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356.
Rolán E. & Hernández J.M. (2005) The West African species of the group Nassarius denticulatus (Mollusca, Neogastropoda), with the description of a new species. Journal of Conchology 38(5): 499-511. page(s): 506

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