Nassarius protrusidens
| Nassarius protrusidens | |
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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. protrusidens
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| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius protrusidens (Melvill, 1918)
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Nassarius protrusidens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Description[edit]
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Distribution[edit]
This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off La Réunion and in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Nassarius protrusidens. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 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[edit]
- "Nassarius (Zeuxis) protrusidens". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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