Nassarius clarus

Nassarius clarus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Nassarius
Species:	N. clarus
Binomial name
Nassarius clarus (Marrat, 1877)
Synonyms [1]
Nassa australisA. Adams, 1853 Nassa claraMarrat, 1877 Nassa semiplicataAdams, A., 1877 Nassarius (Zeuxis) clarus(Marrat, 1877) Nassarius australis(A. Adams, 1853)

Nassarius clarus 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 16 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Western Australia ^[2] and in the Indian Ocean.

Ecology

Nassarius clarus feeds on dead fishes and other carrion. ^[2]

References

1. WoRMS (2012). Nassarius clarus (Marrat, 1877). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560166 on 2012-10-23
2. Morton B. (2003). "Observations on the feeding behaviour of Nassarius clarus (Gastropoda : Nassariidae) in Shark Bay, Western Australia". Molluscan Research 23(3): 239-249. doi : 10.1071/MR03008, PDF.

• Cernohorsky, W. O. (1981). "Revision of the Australian and New Zealand Tertiary and Recent Species of the Family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda)". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum . 18: 137–192. ISSN   0067-0464. JSTOR   42906302. Wikidata   Q58677171.
• Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356. [

External links

• "Nassarius (Zeuxis) clarus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.