Leucozonia nassa

Leucozonia nassa, common name: the chestnut nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Leucozonia nassa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Subfamily:
Peristerniinae
Genus:
Leucozonia
Species:
L. nassa
Binomial name
Leucozonia nassa
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex nassa Gmelin, 1791
  • Voluta fuscata Gmelin, J.F., 1791
  • Murex rubicunda Perry, G., 1811
  • Fasciolaria cingulifera Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1816
  • Turbinella knorrii Deshayes, G.P. in Deshayes, G.P. & H. Milne-Edwards, 1843
  • Turbinella angularis Reeve, L.A., 1847
  • Lagena californica Adams, A., 1853
  • Turbinella dubia Petit de la Saussaye, S., 1853
  • Peristernia inculta Gould, A.A., 1860
  • Leucozonia jacarusoi Petuch, E.J., 1987

Description

The shell size varies between 22 mm and 68 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean it is distributed from North Carolina to Central Brazil.

References
  1. Leucozonia nassa (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 December 2010.
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico – Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
  • "Leucozonia nassa nassa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
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