Naytia granulosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
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| Apertural view of a shell of Naytia granulosa (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Naytia |
| Species: | N. granulosa
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| Naytia granulosa (Lamarck, 1822)
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Description edit
The shell size varies between 16 mm and 34 mm
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Gabon and Angola
References edit
- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Naytia granulosa (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=876863 on 2021-09-18
- Craven, A. E. (1882) Liste d'une collection malacologique provenant de Landana. Ann. Soc. Roy. Malac. Belg. Vol. 17, p. 15-19, pl. II
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp
- Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
External links edit
- Lamarck, [J.-B. M. de. (1822). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome septième. Paris: published by the Author, 711 pp]
- 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
- "Bullia granulosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
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