Nassarius wolffi
Shell of Nassarius wolffi (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. wolffi
Binomial name
Nassarius wolffi
(Knudsen, 1956)
Synonyms
  • Hinia frigens malacitanae Maldonado Quiles, 1973
  • Nassa sadurnii Bot, 1972
  • Nassa wolffi Knudsen, 1956
  • Nassarius (Hima) wolffi (Knudsen, 1956)

Nassarius wolffi, common name the Torben Wolff nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1] It is named after the Danish marine biologist Torben Wolff.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 45 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Western Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde Islands and Angola. Also found in Namibia.

References

  1. Nassarius wolffi Knudsen. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 November 2012.
  • "Nassarius (Hima) wolffi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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