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Nassarius agapetus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Nassariidae
Subfamily:	Nassariinae
Genus:	Nassarius
Species:	N. agapetus
Binomial name
	Nassarius agapetus; (Watson, 1882)
Synonyms
	Nassa (Niotha) agapeta Watson, 1882; Nassa agapeta Watson, 1882; Nassa kempi Preston, 1916; Nassa stiphra Sturany, 1900;

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Nassarius agapetus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.^[1]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 6.5 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Réunion and in the Indo-West Pacific.

References

^ ^a ^b Nassarius agapetus. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 October 2012.

Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356.
Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.

External links

gastropods.com : Nassarius (Niotha) agapetus; accessed : 31 December 2010

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[WoRMS-1] Nassarius agapetus. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 October 2012.

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 | binomial_authority = (Watson, 1882)
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+| synonyms_ref = <ref name="WoRMS" />
-| synonyms = ''Nassa stiphra'' Sturany, 1900
+| synonyms =
+* ''Nassa (Niotha) agapeta'' <small>Watson, 1882</small>
+* ''Nassa agapeta'' <small>Watson, 1882</small>
+* ''Nassa kempi'' <small>Preston, 1916</small>
+* ''Nassa stiphra'' <small>Sturany, 1900</small>
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-'''''Nassarius agapetus''''' is a [[species]] of [[sea snail]], a marine [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Nassariidae]], the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|510887 |''Nassarius agapetus'' ||31 December 2010}}</ref>
+'''''Nassarius agapetus''''' is a [[species]] of [[sea snail]], a marine [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Nassariidae]], the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|560136|''Nassarius agapetus'' ||20 October 2012}}</ref>
 ==Description==
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 ==Distribution==
-This species is distributed in the [[Red Sea]], in the [[Indian Ocean]] along [[Réunion]] and in the Indo-West Pacific.
+This species is distributed in the [[Red Sea]], in the [[Indian Ocean]] off [[Réunion]] and in the Indo-West Pacific.
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+* Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). ''Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda).'' Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356.
 * Vine, P. (1986). ''Red Sea Invertebrates''. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.