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Nassarius wolffi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Nassariidae

Scientific name
  
Nassarius wolffi

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Buccinoidea

Subfamily
  
Nassariinae

Rank
  
Species

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Nassarius wolffi, common name the Torben Wolff nassa, 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 25 mm and 45 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Western Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde Islands and Angola.

References

Nassarius wolffi Wikipedia