Nassarius consensus

Nassarius consensus, common name the striate nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.^[2]

Nassarius consensus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Nassarius
Species:	N. consensus
Binomial name
Nassarius consensus (Ravenel, 1861) [1]
Synonyms
Alectrion consensa (Ravenel, 1861) Alectrion consensa harveyensis Mansfield, 1930 Alectrion consensa leonensis Mansfield, 1930 Nassa consensa Ravenel, 1861 (basionym) Nassarius (Nassarius) consensus (Ravenel, 1861) Nassarius (Uzita) fargoi Olsson & Harbison, 1953

Description

The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina and South Carolina, USA.