Nassa tuamotuensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae.[1]
| Nassa tuamotuensis | |
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| Shell of Nassa tuamotuensis (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Nassa |
| Species: | N. tuamotuensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nassa tuamotuensis Houart, 1996
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Purpura francolinus Kiener, 1835 | |
Description
editThe shell size varies between 24 mm and 64 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along the Cook Islands and Tuamotus and the Society Islands.
References
edit- ^ a b Nassa tuamotuensis Houart, 1996. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
External links
edit- "Nassa tuamotuensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
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