Nassarius comptus
Species of gastropod
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Nassarius comptus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
| Nassarius comptus | |
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| Two shells of Nassarius comptus (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Nassarius |
| Species: | N. comptus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius comptus (A. Adams, 1852) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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There is one subspecies : Nassarius comptus polita (Marrat, 1880)
Description
The shell size varies between 15 mm and 24 mm
