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Nassarius niveus (A. Adams, 1852)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Neogastropoda »  family Nassariidae - Nassa Mud Snails »  genus Nassarius

Scientific synonyms

Nassa plicatella A. Adams, 1852
Nassarius plicatellus (A. Adams, 1852)
Nassarius scopularcus (Barnard, 1959)
Nassarius plicatellus f. scopularcus (Barnard, 1959)

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Nassarius niveus

Author: Cernohorsky, W.O.

Nassarius niveus

Author: Marais, A. P. & Seccombe, A. D.

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Description

N. nivea. Three syntypes in (he B.M.N.H.; illustrated syntype 23.3 X 12.9 X 11.5 mm. White in colour, sculptured with 13 axial ribs and 10 spiral cords on the penultimate and 18 ribs and 20 cords on the body whorl, columella with 2-3 plicae anteriorly and a parietal fold with 2 adjoining denticles, outer lip with 15 plicae. Batangas, island of Luzon, Philippines, 21 fathoms (38 m) = error.
N. plicatella. Two syntypes in ihe B.M.N.H.; illustrated syntype 24.4 X 13.7 x 11.8 mm. Creamy-white in colour, early whorls brownish, sculptured with 14 axial ribs and 8 overriding spiral cords on the penultimate and 11 ribs and 20 cords on the body whorl, axial ribs indistinct on back of dorsum, columella with a basal and a parietal fold with 2 adjoining denticles, outer lip with 13 plicae. Walvis Bay, Africa [= Walvis Bay, S.W. Africa].
Cernohorsky, W.O., 1985. Taxonomy some West American and Atlantic Nassariidae based on type-spms
Author: Jan Delsing

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