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Nassarius mendicus (Western Lean Nassa)
Scientific name: Nassarius mendicus

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Mollusca → Class Gastropoda → Subclass Caenogastropoda → Order Neogastropoda → Superfamily Buccinoidea → Family Nassariidae → Subfamily Nassariinae → Genus Nassarius

Common name: Western Lean Nassa
Locations: Eastern Pacific
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesSea Snails

These smallish snails are scavengers.

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Nassarius mendicus (Western Lean Nassa)
Nassarius mendicus (Western Lean Nassa)
Nassarius mendicus (Western Lean Nassa)
Snails eating dead mola
Nassarius mendicus (Western Lean Nassa)
Nassarius mendicus (Western Lean Nassa)
Nassarius mendicus (Western Lean Nassa)
Picking a dead crab clean
Nassarius mendicus (Western Lean Nassa)
Nassarius mendicus (Western Lean Nassa)
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