Nassarius coronulus

Nassarius coronulus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Nassarius
Species:	N. coronulus
Binomial name
Nassarius coronulus (A. Adams, 1852)
Synonyms [1]
Buccinum afrumPhilippi, 1851 Nassa (Phrontis) coronulaA. Adams, 1852 Nassa afra(Philippi, 1851) Nassa coronulaA. Adams, 1851 Nassarius (Niotha) coronulus(A. Adams, 1852)

Nassarius coronulus, commonly known as the small crown dog whelk, 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 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean offshore of Madagascar and the Mascarene Basin.

References

1. Nassarius coronulus (A. Adams, 1852) . 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.

External links

• "Nassarius (Niotha) coronulus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.