Reticunassa zanzibarensis

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Reticunassa zanzibarensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Reticunassa
Species:
R. zanzibarensis
Binomial name
Reticunassa zanzibarensis
(Kool & Dekker, 2007) [1]
Synonyms

Nassarius zanzibarensisKool & Dekker, 2007 (original combination)

Contents

Nassarius zanzibarensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks. [2]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 5.5 mm and 11.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Mozambique to Pakistan.

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References

  1. Kool & Dekker (2007). Visaya 2 (2) : 62-77. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Reticunassa zanzibarensis (Kool & Dekker, 2007). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1007373 on 2021-09-10