Nassarius candens, common name the bright nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Nassarius candens
Apertural view of a shell of Nassarius candens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. candens
Binomial name
Nassarius candens
(Hinds, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Nassa (Niotha) candens Hinds, 1844
  • Nassa candens Hinds, 1844
  • Nassarius (Niotha) candens (Hinds, 1844)

Description

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The shell size varies between 12 mm and 21 mm

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along the Marquesas Islands

References

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  1. ^ a b Nassarius candens. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 March 2011.
  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356
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  • "Nassarius (Niotha) candens". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 March 2011.

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