Nassa tuamotuensis
| Nassa tuamotuensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Nassa |
| Species: | N. tuamotuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nassa tuamotuensis Houart, 1996 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Purpura francolinus Kiener, 1835 | |
Nassa tuamotuensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 24 mm and 64 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along the Cook Islands and Tuamotus and the Society Islands.
References
- 1 2 Nassa tuamotuensis Houart, 1996. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
External links
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