Nassarius agapetus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Nassarius agapetus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. agapetus
Binomial name
Nassarius agapetus
(Watson, 1882)
Synonyms[1]
  • Nassa (Niotha) agapeta Watson, 1882
  • Nassa agapeta Watson, 1882
  • Nassa kempi Preston, 1916
  • Nassa stiphra Sturany, 1900

Description

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The length of the shell attains 6.5 mm

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Réunion and in the Indo-West Pacific.

References

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  1. 1 2 Nassarius agapetus. 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.
  • Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
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