Funa asra
Funa asra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
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| Apertural view of a shell of Funa asra | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Funa |
| Species: | F. asra |
| Binomial name | |
| Funa asra Kilburn, 1988 | |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 45 mm and 60 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, and Mozambique.
References
- Funa asra Kilburn, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
- Kilburn R.N. (1988). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drillinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae. Annals of the Natal Museum. 29(1): 167-320
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- "Funa asra". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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