title: Nassarius deshayesianus
text: # Nassarius deshayesianus
  
  Nassarius deshayesianus 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 15 mm
  
  ## Distribution
  
  This species occurs in the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz.
  
  