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Nassarius arcadioi

Nassarius arcadioi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks. members of this family are famous for their role as the "scavengers of the sea." N. arcadioi is a deep-water specialist, distinguished from its shallow-water relatives by both its habitat and its refined shell sculpture.

Description

The shell grows to a length of 25 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Mauritania at depths between 200 m and 300 m.

References

  • Rolán E. & Hernández J.M. (2005) The West African species of the group Nassarius denticulatus (Mollusca, Neogastropoda), with the description of a new species. Journal of Conchology 38(5): 499–511. page(s): 507

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