Nassarius dekkeri
Appearance
Nassarius dekkeri | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Nassariidae |
Genus: | Nassarius |
Species: | N. dekkeri
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Binomial name | |
Nassarius dekkeri Kool, 2001[1]
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Nassarius dekkeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[2]
Description
[edit]The shell grows to a length of 10 mm.
Family Tree:[3] Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Nassariidae (Family) > Nassarius (Genus) > dekkeri (Species)
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Red Sea.
They are mainly found in Egypt, Endemic species, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Israel, Red Sea
References
[edit]- ^ Kool (2001). Vita Marina 47 (4) : 167–173. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ Nassarius dekkeri Kool, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- ^ "Nassarius dekkeri". pl.reeflex.net. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- "Nassarius dekkeri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.