Nassarius agapetus

Nassarius agapetus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Nassarius
Species:	N. agapetus
Binomial name
Nassarius agapetus (Watson, 1882)
Synonyms [1]
Nassa (Niotha) agapetaWatson, 1882 Nassa agapetaWatson, 1882 Nassa kempiPreston, 1916 Nassa stiphraSturany, 1900

Nassarius agapetus 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 6.5 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Réunion and in the Indo-West Pacific.

References

1. Nassarius agapetus . 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.
• Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.

External links

• "Nassarius (Niotha) agapetus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 31 December 2010.