Nassarius simoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[2]

Reticunassa simoni
Shell of Reticunassa simoni (holotype at MNHN, paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Reticunassa
Species:
R. simoni
Binomial name
Reticunassa simoni
(Kool & Dekker, 2007)[1]
Synonyms

Nassarius simoni Kool & Dekker, 2007 (original combination)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 6.8 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

References

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  1. ^ Kool & Dekker (2007). Visaya 2 (2) : 62–77. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Reticunassa simoni (Kool & Dekker, 2007). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=876868 on 2021-09-08
  • Kool H.H. & Dekker H. (2007) Review of the Nassarius pauper (Gould, 1850) complex (Gastropoda, Nassariidae). Part 2, the Western Indian Ocean species, with the description of two new species and introducing a nomen novum. Visaya 2(2): 62–77.
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