Nassarius incrassatus (Stroem, 1768)
Thick lipped dog whelk
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Family:  Nassariidae (Nassa mud snails)
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Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 3 - 30 m
Distribution:  Northeast Atlantic, Arctic and the Mediterranean. Subtropical to polar.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum depth range from Ref. 96487. Carnivore; trophic level 2.6 (Ref. 96418); also a scavenger (Ref. 96488). Found in the sublittoral zone (Ref. 96487). Inhabits rocky, detritic sandy bottoms (Ref. 96485); and soft substrata (Ref. 96488). Found also in Laminara digitata forest (Ref. 96418) and Zostera marina beds (Ref. 96488).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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