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Nassa situla is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae. [1]
The shell grows to a length of 35 mm
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This species is distributed in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Gulf of Oman. Nassa situla was introduced to Israel, but there is no evidence of impact. [2] [1]
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