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Nassarius paucicostatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 12 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off the Bahamas.
References
- ^ a b Nassarius paucicostatus (Marrat, 1877). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 October 2012.
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
External links
- "Nassarius (Nassarius) paucicostatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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