Nassarius gaudiosus

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Nassarius gaudiosus
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Several views of a shell of Nassarius gaudiosus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. gaudiosus
Binomial name
Nassarius gaudiosus
(Hinds, 1844)
Synonyms [1]
  • Alectrion gaudiosus(Hinds, 1844)
  • Arcularia gaudiosus(Hinds, 1844)
  • Buccinum (Nassa) semiplicatumDunker, 1853
  • Nassa (Alectryon) mucronataA. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa (Telasco) gaudiosaHinds, 1844
  • Nassa (Zeuxis) gaudiosaHinds, 1844
  • Nassa gaudiosaHinds, 1844
  • Nassa graphiteraBeck in Marrat, 1877
  • Nassa lilacinaGoulds, 1852
  • Nassa mucronataA. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa semisulcataDunker, 1867
  • Nassarius (Alectrion) mucronatus(A. Adams, 1852)
  • Nassarius (Niotha) gaudiosus(Hinds, 1844)
  • Nassarius (Tarazeuxis) mucronatus(A. Adams, 1852)
  • Nassarius (Telasco) gaudiosus(Hinds, 1844)
  • Nassarius gaudiosus mucronatus(A. Adams, 1851)
  • Nassarius mucronata
  • Tarazeuxis mucronatus(A. Adams, 1852)

Nassarius gaudiosus, common name the gaudy 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 length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 29 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, Aldabra, Chagos, the Mascarene Basin and Mauritius; in Hawaii (Maui); and in the West Pacific.

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