Nassarius whiteheadae is a species of dog whelks, a marine mollusc, in the family Nassariidae. Named after Thora Whitehead, the species is endemic to Australia, known from intertidal waters of Northern Queensland.
Description
Nassarius whiteheadae has a shell up to in length. The shells are elongate-ovate with occasionally produced spires, and a teleoconch of between 4–5.25 weakly convex whorls, and a protoconch with embryonic whorls numbering 2.25 to 2.5. It can be differentiated from N. fraudator due to being smaller, having more slender and offset spire whorls, and due to its unusual paucispiral protoconch. ==Taxonomy==
Taxonomy
The species was first described in 1984 by Walter Oliver Cernohorsky, who used the name Nassarius (Zeuxis) whiteheadae, placing the species in a subgenus named Zeuxis, which is no longer accepted. Paratypes of the species are held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. ==Distribution and habitat==
Distribution and habitat
The species is endemic to Australia, known to occur in North Queensland in intertidal waters. ==References==