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Preserved specimen - Nassaria acutispirata | |
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Nassaria acutispirata | |
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Microfusus acutispirata obesiformis |
Nassaria acutispirata (also known as Microfusus acutispirata obesiformis) is a species of Nassariidae.
The species is distributed offshore of Iwate Prefecture. [1] [2] [3] The species was first described by George Brettingham Sowerby III in 1913. [4]
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Donax is a genus of small, edible saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. The genus is sometimes known as bean clams or wedge shells; however, Donax species have numerous different common names in different parts of the world. In the southeastern US they are known as "coquina", a word that is also used for the hard limestone concretions of their shells and those of other marine organisms.
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Daphnella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Nassaria gracilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks.
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Nassaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Tomliniinae of the family Nassariidae.
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Athleta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.
Turbo excellens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.
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Apicalia is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.
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