title: Nassarius scissuratus
text: # Nassarius scissuratus
  
  Nassarius scissuratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
  
  ## Description
  
  The length of the shell varies between 9 and 15 mm (0.35 and 0.59 in).
  
  ## Distribution
  
  This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles; in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and in the Atlantic Ocean off Uruguay.
  
  