Nassarius coronulus

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Nassarius coronulus
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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, common name 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]

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Description

The shell grows to a length of 15 mm.

Distribution

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

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