Reticunassa erythraea
Reticunassa erythraea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
| Reticunassa erythraea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Reticunassa |
| Species: | R. erythraea |
| Binomial name | |
| Reticunassa erythraea (Issel, 1869) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The shell size varies between 4.5 mm and 9 mm
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Reticunassa erythraea (Issel, 1869). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1007370 on 2022-10-17
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
External links
- "Nassarius erythraeus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- Issel, A. (1869). Malacologia del Mar Rosso. Ricerche zoologiche e paleontologiche. Biblioteca Malacologica, Pisa. xi + 387 pp., pls 1-5.
- Galindo L.A., Kool H.H. & Dekker H. (2017). Review of the Nassarius pauperus (Gould, 1850) complex (Nassariidae): Part 3, reinstatement of the genus Reticunassa, with the description of six new species. European Journal of Taxonomy. 275: 1-43
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