Nassa_francolina

<i>Nassa francolina</i>

Nassa francolina

Species of gastropod

Nassa francolina (common name: the Francolina Jopas), is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails.[1]

Quick Facts Nassa francolina, Scientific classification ...

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Aldabra Atoll, Chagos and the Mascarene Basin and in the Pacific Ocean off Western Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Description

Nassa francolina shell

The shell size varies between 33 mm and 70 mm.

References

  1. [1]
    Nassa francolina (Bruguière, 1789). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 December 2010.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
  • "Nassa francolina". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nassa francolina.


Stub icon

This Rapaninae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Nassa_francolina, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.