Nassarius macrodon

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Nassarius macrodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. macrodon
Binomial name
Nassarius macrodon
(Bronn, 1831)[1]
Synonyms

Nassarius (Nassarius) macrodon macrodon (Bronn, 1831)

Nassarius macrodon is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[2] It only occurs as a fossil.

There is one subspecies: Nassarius macrodon recidivus (Martens, 1876)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Bronn H. G., 1831: Italiens Tertiär-Gebilde und deren organische Einschlüsse Heidelberg pp. XII + 176 + 1 pl
  2. ^ Nassarius macrodon (Bronn, 1831). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213