Nassarius coronulus

Nassarius coronulus, commonly known as the small crown dog whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.^[1]

Nassarius coronulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Nassarius
Species:	N. coronulus
Binomial name
Nassarius coronulus (A. Adams, 1852)
Synonyms[1]
Buccinum afrum Philippi, 1851 Nassa (Phrontis) coronula A. Adams, 1852 Nassa afra (Philippi, 1851) Nassa coronula A. Adams, 1851 Nassarius (Niotha) coronulus (A. Adams, 1852)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean offshore of Madagascar and the Mascarene Basin.