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Nassarius coronulus

Nassarius coronulus, commonly known as the small crown dog whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.

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Nassarius coronulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. coronulus
Binomial name
Nassarius coronulus
(A. Adams, 1852)
Synonyms1
  • 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, commonly known as the small crown dog whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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 offshore of Madagascar and the Mascarene Basin.

References

References

  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.
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