Nassarius paucicostatus
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| Nassarius paucicostatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Nassarius |
| Species: | N. paucicostatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius paucicostatus (Marrat, 1877) | |
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Nassarius paucicostatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
The shell grows to a length of 12 mm.
It is considered harmless toward humans.[2]
