Nassarius striatulus

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

Subspecies

• Nassarius striatulus striatulus (Eichwald, 1829) †
• Nassarius cabrierensis ovoideus (Locard, 1886) is a synonym of Tritia ovoidea (Locard, 1886)

Nassarius striatulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Nassarius
Species:	N. striatulus
Binomial name
Nassarius striatulus (Eichwald, 1829)
Synonyms
Buccinum hoernesi Mayer, 1864 † Buccinum inconstans Hoernes & Auinger, 1882 † Buccinum intermedium de Cristofori & Jan, 1832 † Buccinum striatulum Eichwald, 1829 † (original combination) Hinia (Hinia) pseudocostulata Venzo & Pelosio, 1963 † Nassa (Amycla) dertonensis Bellardi, 1882 † Nassa (Amycla) dertonensis var. crebresulcata Sacco, 1904 † Nassa (Amycla) dertonensis var. minutipercostata Sacco, 1904 † Nassa (Amycla) dertonensis var. miopliocenica Sacco, 1904 † Nassa (Amycla) dertonensis var. subcostulata Sacco, 1904 † Nassa (Amycla) dertonensis var. ventrisulcata Sacco, 1904 † Nassa (Amyclina) dertonensis Bellardi, 1882 † Nassa (Amyclina) dertonensis italicistria Ruggieri, 1949 † Nassa (Amyclina) dertonensis neogigas Ruggieri, 1949 † Nassa (Telasco) restitutiana Fontannes, 1879 † Nassa (Telasco) restitutiana var. tauromontis Sacco, 1904 † Nassa costulata var. restitutiana Fontannes, 1879 † Nassa dertonensis Bellardi, 1882 † Nassa semistriata var. cabrierensis P. Fischer & Tournouer, 1873 † Nassa semistriata var. turrita Foresti, 1868 † Nassarius (Nassarius) cabrierensis cabrierensis Fontannes, F., 1878

Description

The shell grows to a length of 12 mm (0.47 in).

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Western Sahara.