Nassarius candens

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Nassarius candens
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Apertural view of a shell of Nassarius candens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. candens
Binomial name
Nassarius candens
(Hinds, 1844)
Synonyms [1]
  • Nassa (Niotha) candens Hinds, 1844
  • Nassa candens Hinds, 1844
  • Nassarius (Niotha) candens (Hinds, 1844)

Nassarius candens, common name the bright nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks. [1]

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Description

The shell size varies between 12 mm and 21 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along the Marquesas Islands

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References

  1. 1 2 Nassarius candens . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 1 March 2011.

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