Northia pristis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
Family: | Nassariidae |
Genus: | Northia |
Species: | N. pristis |
Binomial name | |
Northia pristis (Deshayes, 1844) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Northia pristis is a species of sea snail within the family Nassariidae. [1]
It lives in benthic environments, scavenging on molluscs, polychaetes, and dead organic material. [2] [3]
Its distribution covers the Pacific Ocean near countries spanning from the United States to Ecuador. [3]
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