Adinus

Adinus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.^[1]

Adinus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Adinus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Type species
Bullia truncata Reeve, 1846
Synonyms[1]
Bullia (Adinus) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 Pseudostrombus (Adinus) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 ·

Description

The subulate shell is spirally striated. The columella is abruptly truncate at its base. The inner lip is corrugated, with a callosity at hind part. The outer lip is grooved internally, externally marginated. ^[2]

Species

• † Adinus tjidamarensis (K. Martin, 1879)
• Adinus truncatus (Reeve, 1846)