Nassa francolina

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Nassa francolina
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Nassa francolina in situ
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N. francolina
Binomial name
Nassa francolina
(Bruguière, 1789)
Synonyms [1]

Buccinum francolinusBruguière, 1789
Nassa francolinus(Bruguière, 1789)

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Nassa francolina (common name: the Francolina Jopas), is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 Francolina Jopas Nassa francolina.jpg
Nassa francolina shell

The shell size varies between 33 mm and 70 mm.

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