Nassarius coronulus, commonly known as the small crown dog whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 15 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean offshore of Madagascar and the Mascarene Basin.
References
- ^ a b 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.
External links
- “Nassarius (Niotha) coronulus“. Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.