Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Buccinoidea Subfamily Nassariinae Scientific name Nassarius livescens Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Nassariidae Genus Nassarius Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Nassarius, Nassarius pullus, Nassarius globosus, Nassarius olivaceus, Nassarius reeveanus | ||
Nassarius livescens 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 16 mm and 30 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and the Mascarene Basin; in the Pacific Ocean off Japan and Indonesia.
References
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