Nassarius coronulus

Nassarius coronulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Nassariidae
Subfamily: Nassariinae
Genus: Nassarius
Species: N. coronulus
Binomial name
Nassarius coronulus
(A. Adams, 1852)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum afrum Philippi, 1851
  • Nassa (Phrontis) coronula A. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa afra (Philippi, 1851)
  • Nassa coronula A. Adams, 1851
  • Nassarius (Niotha) coronulus (A. Adams, 1852)

Nassarius coronulus, common name the small crown dog whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and the Mascarene Basin.

References

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