Superfamily Buccinoidea Subfamily Nassariinae Rank Species | Genus Nassarius | |
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Similar Nassarius, Nassarius coronatus, Nassarius stolatus, Nassarius albescens, Nassarius glans | ||
Nassarius castus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 17 mm and 41 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarene Basin and La Réunion; in the Indo-West Pacific.
References
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