Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Buccinoidea Subfamily Nassariinae Scientific name Nassarius kraussianus Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Nassariidae Genus Nassarius Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Nassarius, Nassarius gibbosulus, Nassarius livescens, Nassarius albescens, Nassarius arcularia | ||
Nassarius kraussianus, common name the tick shell, 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 size of the shell varies from 6 mm to 10 mm
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique, South Africa and Réunion and in the Atlantic Ocean off Namibia.
References
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