Nassarius micans
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Nassarius |
| Species: | N. micans
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| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius micans (A. Adams, 1852)
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Nassarius micans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell varies between 18 mm and 24 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and off the Philippines and Indonesia.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Nassarius micans. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 October 2012.
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.
External links
[edit]- "Nassarius (Zeuxis) micans". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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