- Leucozonia nassa
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Leucozonia nassa Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade NeogastropodaSuperfamily: 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
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]
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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 form North Carolina to Central Brazil.
References
- ^ a b Leucozonia nassa (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420044 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
External links
Categories:- Fasciolariidae
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