Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Nassariidae Scientific name Nassarius clarus | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Buccinoidea Subfamily Nassariinae Rank Species | |
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Nassarius clarus 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 16 mm and 30 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Western Australia and in the Indian Ocean.
Ecology
Nassarius clarus feeds on dead fishes and other carrion. | name = Nassarius clarus
References
Nassarius clarus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA