Leucozonia nassa

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Leucozonia nassa
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L. nassa
Binomial name
Leucozonia nassa
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms [1]
  • Murex nassa Gmelin, 1791
  • Voluta fuscata Gmelin, J.F., 1791
  • Murex rubicunda Perry, G., 1811
  • Fasciolaria cingulifera Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1816
  • Turbinella knorrii Deshayes, G.P. in Deshayes, G.P. & H. Milne-Edwards, 1843
  • Turbinella angularis Reeve, L.A., 1847
  • Lagena californica Adams, A., 1853
  • Turbinella dubia Petit de la Saussaye, S., 1853
  • Peristernia inculta Gould, A.A., 1860
  • Leucozonia jacarusoi Petuch, E.J., 1987

Leucozonia nassa, common name: the chestnut nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. [1]

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Description

The shell size varies between 22 mm and 68 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean it is distributed from North Carolina to Central Brazil.

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References

  1. 1 2 Leucozonia nassa (Gmelin, 1791) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 21 December 2010.