Nassarius speciosus

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Nassarius speciosus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. speciosus
Binomial name
Nassarius speciosus
(A. Adams, 1852)
Synonyms [1]
  • Alectrion plicosa(Dunker, 1846)
  • Buccinum plicosumDunker, 1846 (non Menke, 1830)
  • Nassa plicosa(Dunker, 1846)
  • Nassa speciosaA. Adams, 1852 (original combination)
  • Nassarius (Niotha) speciosus(A. Adams, 1852)
  • Nassarius plicosus(Dunker, 1846)
  • Phos plicosus(Dunker, 1846)

Nassarius speciosus, common name the purple-lipped dogwhelk or the splendid nassa, 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 20 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the south coast and the west coast of South Africa. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Nassarius speciosus . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 30 October 2012.
  2. "Nassarius (Niotha) speciosus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.