Ilyanassa trivittata

Ilyanassa trivittata, common name the threeline mud snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Ilyanassa trivittata
Two views of a shell of Ilyanassa trivittata (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Ilyanassa
Species:
I. trivittata
Binomial name
Ilyanassa trivittata
(Say, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum trivittatum (Say, 1822) (unaccepted combination)
  • Nassa trivittata Say, 1822 (original combination)
  • Nassarius trivittatus (Say, 1822)
  • Tritia trivittata (Say, 1822)

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean off Canada (Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Bay of Fundy)

References

  1. MarMolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ilyanassa trivittata (Say, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467492 on 2021-09-04
  • Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.



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