Naytia priscardi

Nassarius priscardi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[2]

Naytia priscardi
Shell of Naytia priscardi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Naytia
Species:
N. priscardi
Binomial name
Naytia priscardi
Bozzetti, 2006[1]
Synonyms
  • Nassarius (Hima) priscardi Bozzetti, 2006
  • Nassarius priscardi Bozzetti, 2006

Description

The shell grows to a length of 16 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.

References

  1. Bozzetti. 2006. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale, 53 (4) : 17. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Naytia priscardi Bozzetti, 2006. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=876862 on 2021-09-08
  • Bozzetti L. (2006) Nassarius (Hima) priscardi (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Nassariidae) nuova specie dal Madagascar Meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 53: 17.


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