Nassarius clarus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
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Description edit
The length of the shell varies between 16 mm and 30 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Western Australia[2] and in the Indian Ocean.
Ecology edit
Nassarius clarus feeds on dead fishes and other carrion.[2] | name = Nassarius clarus
References edit
- ^ a b WoRMS (2012). Nassarius clarus (Marrat, 1877). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560166 on 2012-10-23
- ^ a b Morton B. (2003). "Observations on the feeding behaviour of Nassarius clarus (Gastropoda : Nassariidae) in Shark Bay, Western Australia". Molluscan Research 23(3): 239-249. doi:10.1071/MR03008, PDF.
- Cernohorsky, W. O. (1981). "Revision of the Australian and New Zealand Tertiary and Recent Species of the Family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda)". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 18: 137–192. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906302. Wikidata Q58677171.
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356. [
External links edit
- "Nassarius (Zeuxis) clarus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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