Nassarius kraussianus
Species of gastropod
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Nassarius kraussianus, common name: tick shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
| Nassarius kraussianus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Nassarius |
| Species: | N. kraussianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius kraussianus (Dunker, 1846) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The size of the shell varies from 6 mm to 10 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique, South Africa, and Réunion, and in the Atlantic Ocean off Namibia.
