Channeled basket snail
A species of Nassa mud snails Scientific name : Nassarius fossatus Genus : Nassa mud snails
Channeled basket snail, A species of Nassa mud snails
Botanical name: Nassarius fossatus
Genus: Nassa mud snails
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Nassarius fossatus, the channeled basket snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks. It is native to the west coast of North America where it is found on mudflats on the foreshore and on sand and mud in shallow water.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Molluscs Class
Snails and slugs Order
Neogastropod snails Family
Nassa mud snails Genus
Nassa mud snails Species
Channeled basket snail