Leucozonia nassa
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| authority = (Gmelin, 1791)
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- 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
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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.{{WRMS species|420044|Leucozonia nassa (Gmelin, 1791)||21 December 2010}}
Description
The shell size varies between 22 mm and 68 mm.
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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.
References
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- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico – Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
External links
- {{Gastropods.com|key=0|id=140|title=Leucozonia nassa nassa|access-date=21 December 2010}}
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