Species of gastropod
Nassarius delicatus
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Mollusca
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Class:
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Gastropoda
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Subclass:
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Caenogastropoda
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Order:
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Neogastropoda
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Family:
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Nassariidae
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Genus:
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Nassarius
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Species:
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N. delicatus
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Binomial name
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Nassarius delicatus
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Synonyms[1]
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- Alectryon (Phrontis) alcimus Melvill, 1918
- Hindsia nodicostata Adams, A., 1855
- Nassa (Phrontis) delicata A. Adams, 1852
- Nassa (Phrontis) tiarula Kiener, 1841
- Nassa delicata A. Adams, 1852
- Nassa nodicostata A. Adams, 1852
- Nassarius aclimus Melvill, J.C., 1918
- Nassarius (Niotha) delicatus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Phrontis nodicostata (A. Adams, 1852)
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Nassarius delicatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 14 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indo-West Pacific and off La Réunion.
References
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
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