Nassarius coronulus, common name the small crown dog whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
| Nassarius coronulus | |
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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. coronulus
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| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius coronulus (A. Adams, 1852)
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Description
editThe shell grows to a length of 15 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean offshore of Madagascar and the Mascarene Basin.
References
edit- ^ a b Nassarius coronulus (A. Adams, 1852). 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.
External links
edit- "Nassarius (Niotha) coronulus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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