Nassarius sinusigerus (A. Adams 1852)

Nassarius sinusigerus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.^[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 6.5 mm and 12 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, off the Philippines and in the central Pacific Ocean.

References

^[1]

• Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
• Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356
• Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
• Lozouet P. & Plaziat J.C. (2008) Mangrove environments and molluscs. Abatan River, Bohol and Panglao Islands, central Philippines. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 160 pp.