- Source: Nassarius idyllius
Nassarius idyllius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails (USA) or dog whelks (UK).
Description
The shell grows to a length of 5 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indo-West Pacific
References
Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
Cernohorsky, W. O. (1981). "Revision of the Australian and New Zealand Tertiary and Recent Species of the Family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda)". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 18: 137–192. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906302. Wikidata Q58677171.
Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.
