Engina bonasia

Engina bonasia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Pisaniidae
Genus:	Engina
Species:	E. bonasia
Binomial name
	Engina bonasia; Martens, 1880
Synonyms
	Engina zatriciumMelvill, 1893; Peristernia bonasia(Martens, 1880); Plicatella (Peristernia) bonasiaE. von Martens, 1880 (basionym); Plicatella bonasiaMartens, 1880 (original combination);

Last updated September 23, 2025

Engina bonasia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae ^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Chagos, Aldabra and the Mascarene Islands.

References

↑ Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P.; Fraussen, K. (2014). Engina bonasia. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212168 on 16 February 2015

Kilburn R.N., Marais J.P. & Fraussen K. (2010) Buccinidae. pp. 16–52, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.

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[WoRMS-1] Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P.; Fraussen, K. (2014). Engina bonasia. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212168 on 16 February 2015

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