Nassarius erythraeus

Nassarius erythraeus
Nassarius erythraeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Nassariidae
Subfamily: Nassariinae
Genus: Nassarius
Species: N. erythraeus
Binomial name
Nassarius erythraeus
(Issel, 1869)
Synonyms[1]

Nassa erythraea Issel, 1869

Nassarius erythraeus 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 shell size varies between 4.5 mm and 9 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar

References

  1. ^ a b Nassarius erythraeus (Issel, 1869).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215712 on 31 December 2010.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III

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