| Nassarius irus | |
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| Shell of Nassarius irus (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Subfamily: | Nassariinae |
| Genus: | Nassarius |
| Species: | N. irus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius irus (Martens, 1880) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Nassarius irus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks. [1]
The length of the shell varies between 9.8 mm and 20 mm.
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This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.
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