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Nassarius agapetus

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Nassarius agapetus
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N. agapetus
Binomial name
Nassarius agapetus
(Watson, 1882)
Synonyms[1]
  • Nassa (Niotha) agapeta Watson, 1882
  • Nassa agapeta Watson, 1882
  • Nassa kempi Preston, 1916
  • Nassa stiphra Sturany, 1900

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

  1. ^ 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.