- Nassarius kraussianus
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Nassarius kraussianus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade NeogastropodaSuperfamily: Buccinoidea Family: Nassariidae Subfamily: Nassariinae Genus: Nassarius Species: N. kraussianus Binomial name Nassarius kraussianus
(Dunker, 1846)Synonyms[1] Nassa kraussiana (Dunker, 1846)
Nassarius kraussianus, common name the tick shell, 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 size of the shell varies from 6 mm to 10 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Mozambique, South Africa and Réunion and in the Atlantic Ocean along Namibia.
References
- ^ a b Nassarius kraussianus . Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225358 on 29 December 2010.
- Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg
- MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds) (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp
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