Adinassa barcai

Adinassa barcai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Adinassa barcai
Shell of Adinassa barcai (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Adinassa
Species:
A. barcai
Binomial name
Adinassa barcai
Horro, Schönherr & Rolán, 2018

Description

The length of the shell attains 29.6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Angola at depths between 40 m and 50 m.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Adinassa barcai Horro, Schönherr & Rolán, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1316298 on 2020-08-27
  • Horro J. , Schönherr C. & Rolán E. (2018). Two new Nassariidae (Gastropoda) from West Africa with the substitution of Adinopsis Odhner, 1923 by Adinassa n. nom. Conchylia. 49(3-4): 25-34.
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