Nassarius idyllius
Nassarius idyllius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails (USA) or dog whelks (UK).[1]
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Description
The shell grows to a length of 5 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indo-West Pacific
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References
- Nassarius idyllius . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 October 2012.
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
- Cernohorsky W.O. (1981). Revision of the Australian and New Zealand Tertiary and Recent species of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 18:137–192.
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.
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