Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Buccinoidea Subfamily Nassariinae Scientific name Nassarius clathratus Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Nassariidae Genus Nassarius Phylum Mollusca | |
Similar Nassarius, Nassarius conoidalis, Nassarius echinatus, Nassarius arcularia, Nassarius hirtus |
Nassarius clathratus, common name the clathrate nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Mediterranean Sea.
References
Nassarius clathratus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA