Nassarius idyllius

Nassarius idyllius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Nassarius
Species:	N. idyllius
Binomial name
	Nassarius idyllius; (Melvill & Standen, 1901)
Synonyms
	Arcularia caelata var. torresiana Hedley, 1915; Nassa (Aciculina) ovoidea Schepman, 1911; Nassa (Alectryon) ovoidea Schepman, 1911; Nassa (Alectryon) schepmani Koperberg, 1931; Nassa idyllia Melvill & Standen, 1901; Nassa munda Sturany, 1900; Nassarius (Arcularia) caelata torresiana (f) Hedley, C; Nassarius (Alectrion) idyllius (Melvill & Standen, 1901); Nassarius (Alectrion) ovoideus (Schepman, 1911); Nassarius (Hima) crebricostatus dilemensis Oostingh, 1939; Nassarius (Hima) ovoideus (Schepman, 1911); Nassarius (Zeuxis) idyllius (Melvill & Standen, 1901); Nassarius torresianus (Hedley, 1915);

Nassarius idyllius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails (USA) or dog whelks (UK).^[1]

Description[]

The shell grows to a length of 5 mm

Distribution[]

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indo-West Pacific

References[]

^ ^a ^b Nassarius idyllius. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 October 2012.

Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
Cernohorsky W.O. (1981). Revision of the Australian and New Zealand Tertiary and Recent species of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 18:137–192.
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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[WoRMS-1] Nassarius idyllius. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 October 2012.

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