Nassarius conoidalis

Nassarius conoidalis
Apertural view of Nassarius conoidalis
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. conoidalis
Binomial name
Nassarius conoidalis (Deshayes in Belanger, 1832)
Synonyms[1]
Buccinum clathratum Wood, 1825 Buccinum conoidale Deshayes in Belanger, 1832 Buccinum gemmulatum Lamarck, 1822 Desmoulea ringens A. Adams, 1855 Nassa (Niotha) gemmulata (Lamarck, 1822) Nassa (Niotha) gemmulata var. variegata A. Adams, 1852 Nassa (Niotha) labordei Mari, 1929 Nassa (Niotha) rajaensis K. Martin, 1895 Nassa clathrata Lamarck, 1816 Nassa cumingii A. Adams, 1852 Nassa gemmulata (Lamarck, 1822) Nassa ringens Reeve, 1854 Nassa variegata A. Adams, 1852 Nassa verrucosa A. Adams, 1852 Nassarius (Niotha) clathratus (Lamarck, 1822) Nassarius (Niotha) conoidalis (Deshayes in Belanger, 1832) Nassarius (Niotha) gemmulatus (Lamarck, 1822) Nassarius (Niotha) gemmulatus var. variegatus (A. Adams, 1852) Nassarius (Niotha) gemmulatus var. verrucosa (A. Adams, 1852) Nassarius (Niotha) stigmarius (A. Adams, 1852) Nassarius (Niotha) variegatus (A. Adams, 1852) Nassarius (Niotha) verrucosus (A. Adams, 1852) Nassarius gemmulatus (Lamarck, 1822) Niotha clathrata (Lamarck, 1816) Niotha clathratus (Lamarck, 1816) Niotha comtessei Iredale, 1929 Niotha cumingii A. Adams, 1870 Niotha gemmulata (Lamarck, 1822)

Nassarius conoidalis, common name the cone-shaped Nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails.^[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 16 mm and 32 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along South Africa and in the South Chinese Sea along the coast of Vietnam.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Nassarius conoidalis .  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560064  on 24 February 2011.

• Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the Family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356
• Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.

External links

• Gastropods.com : Nassarius (Niotha) conoidalis conoidalis; accessed : 24 February 2011