Nassarius agapetus

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

Nassarius agapetus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Nassarius
Species:	N. agapetus
Binomial name
Nassarius agapetus (Watson, 1882)
Synonyms[1]
Nassa (Niotha) agapeta Watson, 1882 Nassa agapeta Watson, 1882 Nassa kempi Preston, 1916 Nassa stiphra Sturany, 1900

Description

The shell grows to a length of 6.5 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Réunion and in the Indo-West Pacific.