Nassa situla
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| Superfamily: | Muricoidea
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| Species: | N. situla
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| Nassa situla (Reeve, 1846)
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Nassa situla is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae.[1]
Description[]
The shell grows to a length of 35 mm
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Distribution[]
This species is distributed in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Gulf of Oman.
References[]
- ^ a b Nassa situla (Reeve, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 December 2010.
- Houart R. (1996) The genus Nassa Röding 1798 in the Indo-West Pacific (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricidae: Rapaninae). Archiv für Molluskenkunde 126(1–2):51–63
External links[]
- "Nassa situla". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
Categories:
- Muricidae
- Gastropods described in 1846
- Nassa (gastropod)
- Rapaninae stubs