Nassa tuamotuensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae.[1]

Nassa tuamotuensis
Shell of Nassa tuamotuensis (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution)
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N. tuamotuensis
Binomial name
Nassa tuamotuensis
Houart, 1996
Synonyms[1]

Purpura francolinus Kiener, 1835

Description edit

The shell size varies between 24 mm and 64 mm.

Distribution edit

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along the Cook Islands and Tuamotus and the Society Islands.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Nassa tuamotuensis Houart, 1996. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.

External links edit

  • "Nassa tuamotuensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 31 December 2010.