Nassarius pullus
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Nassarius pullus, common names : Black Nassa; Olive Dog Whelk; Ribbed Dog Whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 25 mm
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and Tanzania and in the Western Pacific Ocean off the Philippines.
References
- ^ a b Nassarius pullus Linnaeus. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 October 2012.
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
- Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
- Cernohorsky W.O. (1981). Revision of the Australian and New Zealand Tertiary and Recent species of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 18:137-192.
- 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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