Little Box Dog Whelk (species: Nassarius arcularia) in Green Island (Gaia Guide)
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Nassarius arcularia
Little Box Dog Whelk


©David Witherall and Marina Manahan: Little Box Dog Whelk, Nassarius arcularia, Green Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Neogastropoda
Family Nassariidae
Genus Nassarius
Species Nassarius arcularia

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 4 cm (Shell length)

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along East Africa, Madagascar and Mozambique and in the Central Pacific Ocean. (Wikipedia)

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