Nassa tuamotuensis

Nassa tuamotuensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae.[1]

Nassa tuamotuensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Rapaninae
Genus:
Nassa
Species:
N. tuamotuensis
Binomial name
Nassa tuamotuensis
Houart, 1996
Synonyms[1]

Purpura francolinus Kiener, 1835

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. Nassa tuamotuensis Houart, 1996. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • "Nassa tuamotuensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 31 December 2010.


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