Nassarius echinatus (A. Adams 1852)

Nassarius echinatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.^[2]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific off the Aldabra Atol and La Réunion.

Nassarius echinatus, abapertural view

References

• Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.
• Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp.