Nassarius delicatus
| Nassarius delicatus | |
|---|---|
| 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. delicatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius delicatus (A. Adams, 1852) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Nassarius delicatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 14 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indo-West Pacific and off La Réunion.
References
- 1 2 Nassarius delicatus . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 October 2012.
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356.
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
External links
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