Nassarius livescens

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Nassarius livescens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. livescens
Binomial name
Nassarius livescens
(Philippi, 1848)
Synonyms [1]
  • Buccinum livescensPhilippi, 1848
  • Nassa (Niotha) kieneriDeshayes, 1863
  • Nassa (Niotha) livescens(Philippi, 1849)
  • Nassa deshayesiiRousseau, 1854
  • Nassa gracilisPease, 1871
  • Nassa keeniiMarrat, 1877
  • Nassa livescens(Philippi, 1848)
  • Nassa lyraeformisMarrat, 1880
  • Nassa margaritiferaReeve, 1853
  • Nassa marginulataReeve, 1853
  • Nassa oblongaMarrat, 1877
  • Nassa provulgataFischer, 1891
  • Nassa secluzaFisher, 1891
  • Nassa sordidaA. Adams, 1852
  • Nassarius (Niotha) fulleriMacNeil, 1960
  • Nassarius (Niotha) kieneri(Deshayes, 1863)
  • Nassarius (Niotha) livescens(Philippi, 1849)
  • Nassarius (Niotha) secluzus(Fischer, 1891)
  • Nassarius (Plicarcularia) sordidus(A. Adams, 1852)
  • Nassarius kieneri(Deshayes, 1863)
  • Niotha livescens(Philippi, 1849)

Nassarius livescens 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 16 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and the Mascarene Basin; in the Pacific Ocean off Japan and Indonesia.

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