Nassarius optimus
Species of gastropod
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Nassarius optimus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa snails.[1]
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| Nassarius optimus | |
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| Nassarius optimus shell. Sample from 1903 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Nassarius |
| Species: | N. optimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius optimus (G.B. Sowerby III, 1903) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Nassa optima G.B. Sowerby III, 1903 | |
Description
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 30 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and in the Pacific Ocean off Northern Australia, the Philippines and New Caledonia.
