Nassarius speciosus, common name the purple-lipped dogwhelk or the splendid nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Nassarius |
| Species: | N. speciosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius speciosus (A. Adams, 1852)
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Description edit
The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 30 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off the south coast and the west coast of South Africa.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Nassarius speciosus. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 October 2012.
- ^ "Nassarius (Niotha) speciosus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356
- Marais J.P. & Kilburn R.N. (2010) Nassariidae. pp. 138–173, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp
External links edit
- Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg
- "Nassarius (Niotha) speciosus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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