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Nassarius wolffi

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Nassarius wolffi
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N. wolffi
Binomial name
Nassarius wolffi
(Knudsen, 1956)
Synonyms
  • Nassa wolffi Knudsen, 1956
  • Nassarius (Hima) wolffi (Knudsen, 1956)

Nassarius wolffi, common name the Torben Wolff nassa, 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 25 mm and 45 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Western Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde Islands and Angola.

References

  1. ^ Nassarius wolffi Knudsen. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 November 2012.