Nassarius coronulus
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Nassariidae |
Genus: | Nassarius |
Species: | N. coronulus
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Binomial name | |
Nassarius coronulus (A. Adams, 1852)
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Nassarius coronulus, common name the small crown dog whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Description[]
The shell grows to a length of 15 mm.
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Distribution[]
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and the Mascarene Basin.
References[]
- ^ a b Nassarius coronulus (A. Adams, 1852). 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.
External links[]
- "Nassarius (Niotha) coronulus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
Categories:
- Nassariidae
- Gastropods described in 1852
- Nassariidae stubs