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Nassarius lawsonorum

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Nassarius lawsonorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. lawsonorum
Binomial name
Nassarius lawsonorum
Kilburn, 2000[1]
Synonyms

Nassarius (Hima) lawsonorum Kilburn, 2000

Nassarius lawsonorum 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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Distribution

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This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique and South Africa.

References

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  • Marais J.P. & Kilburn R.N. (2010) Nassariidae. pp. 138–173, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp