Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Buccinoidea Subfamily Nassariinae Scientific name Nassarius echinatus Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Nassariidae Genus Nassarius Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Nassarius, Nassarius globosus, Nassarius albescens, Nassarius castus, Nassarius hirtus | ||
Nassarius echinatus 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 10 mm and 15 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific off the Aldabra Atol and La Réunion.
References
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