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Nassa tuamotuensis

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Nassa tuamotuensis
Shell of Nassa tuamotuensis (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Nassa
Species:
N. tuamotuensis
Binomial name
Nassa tuamotuensis
Houart, 1996
Synonyms[1]

Purpura francolinus Kiener, 1835

Nassa tuamotuensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae.[1]

Description

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The shell size varies between 24 mm and 64 mm.

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along the Cook Islands and Tuamotus and the Society Islands.

References

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  1. ^ a b Nassa tuamotuensis Houart, 1996. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
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  • "Nassa tuamotuensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 31 December 2010.