Biology:Nassarius agapetus
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Nassarius agapetus | |
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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. agapetus
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| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius agapetus (Watson, 1882)
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Nassarius agapetus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
- "Nassarius (Niotha) agapetus" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/2/Shell_29182.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q6967402 entry
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