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Nassarius luteostomus

Interesting Facts

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Description

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Family Nassariidae

Lowermost portion of the body whorls including the siphonal canal, set off from the rest of it by a conspicuous groove that interrupts the axial ribs.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa ()
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa ()
        Phylum: Mollusca () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Gastropoda () - Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
        Subclass: Orthogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
        Superorder: Caenogastropoda () - Cox, 1960
        Order: Sorbeoconcha () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Suborder: Hypsogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Infraorder: Neogastropoda () - Thiele, 1929
        Superfamily: Buccinoidea () - Rafinesque, 1815
        Family: Nassariidae () - T. Iredale, 1916 (1835) - Mud Snails
        Subfamily: Nassariinae ()
        Genus: Nassarius () - A.M.C. Duméril, 1806
        Specific name: luteostomus - (Broderip et Sowerby, 1829)
        Scientific name: - Nassarius luteostomus (Broderip et Sowerby, 1829)

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Nassarius

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 22 species and subspecies in this genus:

N. acutus (Sharp Nassa) · N. albus (Antilles Nassa) · N. antillarum (Antilles Nassa) · N. consensa (Soft-Coral Goby) · N. consensus (Striate Nassa) · N. fossatus (Channeled Nassa) · N. fraterculus (Japanese Nassa) · N. hotessieri (Miniature Nassa) · N. incrassatus (Thickened Nassa) · N. insculptus (Smooth Western Nassa) · N. mendicus (Lean Nassa) · N. mendicus mendicus (Lean Western Nassa) · N. obsoletus (Eastern Mudsnail) · N. perpinguis (Fat Western Nassa) · N. polygonatus (Black-Spot Nassa) · N. pygmaeus (Pygmy Nassa) · N. reticulatus (Reticulated Nassa) · N. rhinetes (California Nassa) · N. scissuratus (Carved Nassa) · N. tiarula (Western Mud Nassa) · N. trivittatus (Threeline Mudsnail) · N. vibex (Bruised Nassa)

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Further Reading

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Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 07, 2007:

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1920882
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16080454
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 841947

Last Revised: 2012-07-21