Nassarius echinatus
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N. echinatus
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Nassarius echinatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[2]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 15 mm. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific off the Aldabra Atol and La Réunion.
File:Nassarius echinatus 001.jpg
Nassarius echinatus, abapertural view
References
- ↑ OBIS : Nassarius echinatus
- ↑ Nassarius echinatus (Adams). 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.
- Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp.
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