Overview
Distribution
Range: 37.5°N to 18.4°N; 97.7°W to 74°W. Distribution: USA: Virginia, North Carolina, Florida; Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico; Mexico: Tabasco, Veracruz, Campeche State; Haiti
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901
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World Register of Marine Species
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Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Hispaniola, North West Atlantic
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901
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Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145245
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Miloslavich P, Díaz JM, Klein E, Alvarado JJ, Díaz C, et al. (2010) Marine Biodiversity in the Caribbean: Regional Estimates and Distribution Patterns. PLoS ONE 5(8): e11916. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0011916
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145466
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World Register of Marine Species
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 252 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 11 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 46
Temperature range (°C): 21.296 - 24.395
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.325 - 2.023
Salinity (PPS): 32.616 - 35.785
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.845 - 5.180
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.110 - 0.439
Silicate (umol/l): 0.756 - 3.304
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 46
Temperature range (°C): 21.296 - 24.395
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.325 - 2.023
Salinity (PPS): 32.616 - 35.785
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.845 - 5.180
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.110 - 0.439
Silicate (umol/l): 0.756 - 3.304
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 11 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 46
Temperature range (°C): 21.296 - 24.395
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.325 - 2.023
Salinity (PPS): 32.616 - 35.785
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.845 - 5.180
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.110 - 0.439
Silicate (umol/l): 0.756 - 3.304
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 46
Temperature range (°C): 21.296 - 24.395
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.325 - 2.023
Salinity (PPS): 32.616 - 35.785
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.845 - 5.180
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.110 - 0.439
Silicate (umol/l): 0.756 - 3.304
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Wikipedia
Nassarius acutus
Nassarius acutus, common name the sharp nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 15 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean off Virginia, USA; in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
References
- ^ a b Nassarius acutus (Say, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 October 2012.
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
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