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Species of gastropod
Nassarius idyllius
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Mollusca
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Class:
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Gastropoda
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Subclass:
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Caenogastropoda
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Order:
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Neogastropoda
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Family:
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Nassariidae
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Genus:
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Nassarius
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Species:
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N. idyllius
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Binomial name
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Nassarius idyllius
(Melvill & Standen, 1901)
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Synonyms
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- Arcularia caelata var. torresiana Hedley, 1915
- Nassa (Aciculina) ovoidea
Schepman, 1911
- Nassa (Alectryon) ovoidea Schepman, 1911
- Nassa (Alectryon) schepmani Koperberg, 1931
- Nassa idyllia Melvill & Standen, 1901
- Nassa munda Sturany, 1900
- Nassarius (Arcularia) caelata torresiana (f) Hedley, C
- Nassarius (Alectrion) idyllius (Melvill & Standen, 1901)
- Nassarius (Alectrion) ovoideus (Schepman, 1911)
- Nassarius (Hima) crebricostatus dilemensis Oostingh, 1939
- Nassarius (Hima) ovoideus (Schepman, 1911)
- Nassarius (Zeuxis) idyllius (Melvill & Standen, 1901)
- Nassarius torresianus (Hedley, 1915)
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Nassarius idyllius is a
species of
sea snail, a marine
gastropod
mollusc in the
family
Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails (USA) or dog whelks (UK).
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Description
The shell grows to a length of 5 mm
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the
Red Sea and in the
Indo-West Pacific
References