Nassarius irus

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

Nassarius irus
Shell of Nassarius irus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Subfamily:	Nassariinae
Genus:	Nassarius
Species:	N. irus
Binomial name
Nassarius irus (Martens, 1880)
Synonyms[1]
Nassa thersites var. irus Martens, 1880 (original combination) Nassarius (Plicarcularia) cussottii Bozzetti, 2006 Nassarius cussottii Bozzetti, 2006

Description

The length of the shell varies between 9.8 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.