Nassarius albescens   (Dunker,  1846) (Sea Snail)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order:Neogastropoda
Family:Nassariidae

Image copyrights: Joop Trausel & Frans Slieker
Description
Size: 15 mm common.
Synonym (s)
• Nassa albescens Dunker, 1846
• Nassarius(Niotha) albescens (Dunker, 1846)
• Nassarius albescens albescens (Dunker, 1846)
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Biogeography


• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman Islands (Lat: 12.5) (Long: 92.75) INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Gulf of Mannar INDIA
Literature Source(s)
  • OBIS Indo-Pacific molluscan database Available at - http://clade.ansp.org/obis/find_mollusk.html
  • Tikadar, BK; Daniel, A and Subbarao, NV (1986) Sea shore animals of Andaman and Nicobar Islands The Director, ZSI, Kolkatta 188 Available at - ZSI, Pune
  • Allen, GR (2005) Reef fishes of northwestern Madagascar RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment 31 39-48
  • Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
  • Mohamed, SA (1992) Observations of benthic fauna of the south Yemeni coastal waters Journal of Marine Biological Association of India 34 171-178 Available at - NIO, RC Kochi
  • Dr. Ramesh, R; Dr. Nammalwar, P and Dr. Gowri, VS (2008) Database on coastal information of Tamil Nadu Report Submitted to Environmental Information System (ENVIS) Centre, Department of Environment, Government of Tamil Nadu Institute for Ocean Management, Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Available at - http://tnenvis.nic.in/PDF/coastal%20data.pdf
  • Natural History Museum Rotterdam Available at - http://www.nmr-pics.nl/
Page last updated on:2010-07-13

Back to Search