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Nassarius micans

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Nassarius micans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. micans
Binomial name
Nassarius micans
(A. Adams, 1852)
Synonyms[1]
  • Nassa (Alectrion) unicolor Hombron & Jacquinot, 1916
  • Nassa (Zeuxis) pallidula A. Adams, 1901
  • Nassa (Zeuxis) unicolor Hombron & Jacquinot, 1916
  • Nassa micans A. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa pallidula A. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa unicolor Rousseau, 1854
  • Nassarius (Zeuxis) micans (A. Adams, 1852)
  • Nassarius unicolor (Rousseau, 1854)
  • Zeuxis micans (A. Adams, 1852)

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

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 18 mm and 24 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and off the Philippines and Indonesia.

References

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  1. ^ a b Nassarius micans. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 October 2012.
  • Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
  • 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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  • "Nassarius (Zeuxis) micans". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.