Nassarius fissilabris

Nassarius fissilabris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Nassarius fissilabris
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. fissilabris
Binomial name
Nassarius fissilabris
(A. Adams, 1852)

Description

The shell size varies between 10 mm and 20 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and along Oman.

References
  1. Nassarius fissilabris . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  • Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.


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