Nassaria fibula

Nassaria fibula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks.[2]

Nassaria fibula
Shell of Nassaria fibula (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Nassariidae
Genus:
Nassaria
Species:
N. fibula
Binomial name
Nassaria fibula
Fraussen & Stahlschmidt, 2008[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 24.8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the East China Sea.

References
  1. Fraussen & Stahlschmidt (2008). Miscellanea Malacologica 3 (3) : 33–37. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  2. Nassaria fibula Fraussen & Stahlschmidt, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  • Fraussen K. & Stahlschmidt P. (2008). A new Nassaria (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) from the East China Sea. Miscellanea Malacologica, 3(3): 33-37


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