Nassarius lavanonoensis

Nassarius lavanonoensis
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. lavanonoensis
Binomial name
Nassarius lavanonoensis
Bozzetti, 2006[1]
Synonyms

Nassarius (Aciculina) lavanonoensis Bozzetti, 2006

Nassarius lavanonoensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[2]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 11 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.

References

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