Nassarius simoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[2]
| Reticunassa simoni | |
|---|---|
.jpeg)
| |
| Shell of Reticunassa simoni (holotype at MNHN, paris) | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Reticunassa |
| Species: | R. simoni
|
| Binomial name | |
| Reticunassa simoni (Kool & Dekker, 2007)[1]
| |
| Synonyms | |
|
Nassarius simoni Kool & Dekker, 2007 (original combination) | |
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 6.8 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (April 2022) |
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Madagascar.
References
edit- ^ Kool & Dekker (2007). Visaya 2 (2) : 62–77. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Reticunassa simoni (Kool & Dekker, 2007). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=876868 on 2021-09-08
- Kool H.H. & Dekker H. (2007) Review of the Nassarius pauper (Gould, 1850) complex (Gastropoda, Nassariidae). Part 2, the Western Indian Ocean species, with the description of two new species and introducing a nomen novum. Visaya 2(2): 62–77.
External links
edit- Galindo L.A., Kool H.H. & Dekker H. (2017). Review of the Nassarius pauperus (Gould, 1850) complex (Nassariidae): Part 3, reinstatement of the genus Reticunassa, with the description of six new species. European Journal of Taxonomy. 275: 1-43
- 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
 | This Nassariidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |