Naytia johni
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Nassariidae |
Genus: | Naytia |
Species: | N. johni
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Binomial name | |
Naytia johni (Monterosato, 1889)
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Nassarius johni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Description
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The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 8 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Alboran Sea, off Morocco.
References
[edit]- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Naytia johni (Monterosato, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=876861 on 2021-09-06
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.
- 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
External links
[edit]- Monterosato, T. A. di. (1889). Coquilles marines Marocaines. Journal de Conchyliologie. 37(1): 20-40 [May 2nd, 1889]; 37(2): 112-121
- Galindo, L. A.; Puillandre, N.; Utge, J.; Lozouet, P.; Bouchet, P. (2016). The phylogeny and systematics of the Nassariidae revisited (Gastropoda, Buccinoidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 99: 337-353.
- "Nassarius (Aciculina) johni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.