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Nassarius dekkeri

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Nassarius dekkeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. dekkeri
Binomial name
Nassarius dekkeri
Kool, 2001[1]

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

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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)

Distribution

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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

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  1. ^ Kool (2001). Vita Marina 47 (4) : 167–173. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. ^ Nassarius dekkeri Kool, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Nassarius dekkeri". pl.reeflex.net. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
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