| Nassarius optimus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Nassarius |
| Species: | N. optimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius optimus (G.B. Sowerby III, 1903) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Nassa optima G.B. Sowerby III, 1903 | |
Nassarius optimus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa snails. [1]
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 30 mm.
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This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and in the Pacific Ocean off Northern Australia, the Philippines and New Caledonia.
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