Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Buccinoidea Subfamily Nassariinae Scientific name Nassarius crematus Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Nassariidae Genus Nassarius Phylum Mollusca | |
Similar Nassarius, Nassarius echinatus, Nassarius castus, Nassarius albescens, Nassarius globosus | ||
Nassarius crematus, common name the burned nassa, 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 13 mm and 41 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania and the Mascarene Basin; in the Southwest Pacific, off the Philippines and New Guinea and off Japan.
References
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