Nassa francolina

Nassa francolina
Nassa francolina in situ
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Nassa
Species:	N. francolina
Binomial name
Nassa francolina (Bruguière, 1789)
Synonyms [1]
Buccinum francolinusBruguière, 1789 Nassa francolinus(Bruguière, 1789)

Nassa francolina, the francolina jopas, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails. ^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Aldabra Atoll, Chagos and the Mascarene Basin and in the Pacific Ocean off Western Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Description

Nassa francolina shell

The shell size varies between 33 mm and 70 mm.

References

1. Nassa francolina (Bruguière, 1789) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 31 December 2010.

• Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
• Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice

External links

• "Nassa francolina". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 31 December 2010.