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Nassarius kooli

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Nassarius kooli
Shell of Nassarius kooli (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. kooli
Binomial name
Nassarius kooli
Dekker & Dekkers, 2009[1]

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

Description

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Distribution

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Nassarius kooli is native to the western pacific, with many specimens having been found in the East China Sea[3] and the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ Dekker & Dekkers (2009). Miscellanea Malacologica 3 (6) : 117–120. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. ^ Nassarius kooli Dekker & Dekkers, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  3. ^ "ViaNet Conchology". www.vianetconchology.com. Retrieved 19 March 2022.