Nassarius clarus (Marrat 1877)

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 16 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Western Australia^[2] and in the Indian Ocean.

Ecology

Nassarius clarus feeds on dead fishes and other carrion.^[2] | name = Nassarius clarus

References

• 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.
• Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356. [