Northia pristis
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| Northia pristis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Northia |
| Species: | N. pristis |
| Binomial name | |
| Northia pristis (Deshayes, 1844) | |
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Northia pristis is a species of sea snail within the family Nassariidae.[1]
It lives in benthic environments, scavenging on molluscs, polychaetes, and dead organic material.[2][3]