Nassarius arcadioi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[2]
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| Shell of Nassarius arcadioi (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Nassarius |
| Species: | N. arcadioi
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| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius arcadioi Rolan & Hernandez, 2005[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Nassarius desmouleoides [sic] sensu Knudsen, 1956 (misidentification and misspelling) | |
Description edit
The shell grows to a length of 25 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Mauritania at depths between 200 m and 300 m.
References edit
- ^ Rolan & Hernandez. 2005. Journal of Conchology 38 : 499-511, Part 5. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ Nassarius arcadioi Rolan & Hernandez, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- Rolán E. & Hernández J.M. (2005) The West African species of the group Nassarius denticulatus (Mollusca, Neogastropoda), with the description of a new species. Journal of Conchology 38(5): 499–511. page(s): 507
External links edit
- "Nassarius arcadioi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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