Nassa situla
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Nassa |
| Species: | N. situla
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| Binomial name | |
| Nassa situla (Reeve, 1846)
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Nassa situla is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The shell grows to a length of 35 mm
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Distribution
[edit]This species is distributed in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Gulf of Oman. Nassa situla was introduced to Israel, but there is no evidence of impact.[2][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Nassa situla (Reeve, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 December 2010.
- ^ "Nassa situla (Reeve, 1846)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- 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
[edit]- "Nassa situla". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
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