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Naytia glabrata

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Naytia glabrata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

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Naytia glabrata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Naytia
Species:
N. glabrata
Binomial name
Naytia glabrata
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum obliquum Kiener, 1841
  • Nassa (Naytia) glabrata (G.B. Sowerby, 1842)
  • Nassarius glabratus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
  • Nassarius (Nassarius) glabratus (G.B. Sowerby II, 1842)
  • Nassarius obliquus (Kiener, 1835)
  • Strombus glabratus G.B. Sowerby II, 1842 (original combination)
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Description

The shell size varies between 7 mm and 10 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal, Gabon, and Angola.

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