Nassarius coronulus

Nassarius coronulus, common name the small crown dog whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Nassarius coronulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Nassariidae
Subfamily:
Nassariinae
Genus:
Nassarius
Species:
N. coronulus
Binomial name
Nassarius coronulus
(A. Adams, 1852)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum afrum Philippi, 1851
  • Nassa (Phrontis) coronula A. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa afra (Philippi, 1851)
  • Nassa coronula A. Adams, 1851
  • Nassarius (Niotha) coronulus (A. Adams, 1852)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and the Mascarene Basin.

References
  1. Nassarius coronulus (A. Adams, 1852). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 October 2012.
  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.
  • "Nassarius (Niotha) coronulus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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