Nassarius micans (A. Adams 1852)

Nassarius micans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 18 mm and 24 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and off the Philippines and Indonesia.

References

• Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
• Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.