Nassarius deshayesianus

Nassarius deshayesianus
Nassarius deshayesianus
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. deshayesianus
Binomial name
Nassarius deshayesianus
(Issel, 1866)
Synonyms[1]

Nassa obockensis (Jousseaume, 1888)

Nassarius deshayesianus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails (USA) or dog whelks (UK).[1]

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Description

The shell grows to a length of 15 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea.

References

  1. ^ a b Nassarius deshayesianus .  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=510879  on 29 December 2010.

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