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Nassarius delicatus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Nassariidae

Scientific name
  
Nassarius delicatus

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Buccinoidea

Subfamily
  
Nassariinae

Rank
  
Species

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Nassarius delicatus 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 6 mm and 14 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indo-West Pacific and off La RĂ©union.

References

Nassarius delicatus Wikipedia