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Nassarius boucheti

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Nassarius boucheti
Shell of Nassarius boucheti (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. boucheti
Binomial name
Nassarius boucheti
Kool, 2004[1]

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

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga.

References

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  • Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.