Nassarius micans

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Nassarius micans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. micans
Binomial name
Nassarius micans
(A. Adams, 1852)
Synonyms [1]
  • Nassa (Alectrion) unicolorHombron & Jacquinot, 1916
  • Nassa (Zeuxis) pallidulaA. Adams, 1901
  • Nassa (Zeuxis) unicolorHombron & Jacquinot, 1916
  • Nassa micansA. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa pallidulaA. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa unicolorRousseau, 1854
  • Nassarius (Zeuxis) micans(A. Adams, 1852)
  • Nassarius unicolor(Rousseau, 1854)
  • Zeuxis micans(A. Adams, 1852)

Nassarius micans 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 18 mm and 24 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and off the Philippines and Indonesia.

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References

  1. 1 2 Nassarius micans . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 October 2012.