Nassarius circumcinctus

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

Nassarius circumcinctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Nassarius
Species:	N. circumcinctus
Binomial name
Nassarius circumcinctus (Adams A., 1852) [1]
Synonyms[2]
Nassa circumcincta A. Adams, 1852 Nassarius (Plicarcularia) circumcinctus (Adams, A., 1852) Naytiopsis granum flammulata Nordsieck, 1972

Nassarius circumcinctus (Adams, 1852)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea.