Reticunassa erythraea

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Reticunassa erythraea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Reticunassa
Species:
R. erythraea
Binomial name
Reticunassa erythraea
(Issel, 1869)
Synonyms [1]
  • Hinia erythrea(Issel, 1869)
  • Nassa (Hima) erythreaIssel, 1869
  • Nassa costulata var. erythreaIssel, 1869 (original combination)
  • Nassa erythraeaIssel, 1869
  • Nassarius erythraeus(Issel, 1869)
  • Tritia erythraea(Issel, 1869)

Reticunassa erythraea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks. [1]

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Description

The shell size varies between 4.5 mm and 9 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Reticunassa erythraea (Issel, 1869). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1007370 on 2022-10-17