Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Buccinoidea Subfamily Nassariinae Scientific name Nassarius margaritifer Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Nassariidae Genus Nassarius Phylum Mollusca | |
Similar Nassarius, Nassarius albescens, Nassarius olivaceus, Nassarius castus, Nassarius livescens | ||
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Nassarius margaritifer 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 shell size varies between 20 mm and 35 mm
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Kenya, Tanzania and the Aldabra Atoll, in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines
References
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