Nassarius delicatus

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Nassarius delicatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. delicatus
Binomial name
Nassarius delicatus
(A. Adams, 1852)
Synonyms [1]
  • Alectryon (Phrontis) alcimusMelvill, 1918
  • Hindsia nodicostataAdams, A., 1855
  • Nassa (Phrontis) delicataA. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa (Phrontis) tiarulaKiener, 1841
  • Nassa delicataA. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa nodicostataA. Adams, 1852
  • Nassarius aclimusMelvill, J.C., 1918
  • Nassarius (Niotha) delicatus(A. Adams, 1852)
  • Phrontis nodicostata(A. Adams, 1852)

Nassarius delicatus 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 length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 14 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indo-West Pacific and off La Réunion.

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References

  1. 1 2 Nassarius delicatus . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 October 2012.