Nassarius vanpeli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[2]
| Nassarius vanpeli | |
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| Shell of Nassarius vanpeli (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. vanpeli
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| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius vanpeli Kool, 2005[1]
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Description edit
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Marquesas and New Caledonia.
References edit
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- ^ Kool. 2005. Gloria Maris 44(3–4) : 46-54. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ Nassarius vanpeli Kool, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
Kool H.H. 2005. Two new western Pacific deep water species of Nassarius (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Nasssariidae): Nassarius herosae sp. nov. and Nassarius vanpeli sp. nov.Gloria Maris 44(3-4): 46-54
- Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
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