Nassarius agapetus
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| Species: | N. agapetus
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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
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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
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