Scalptia nassa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]

Scalptia nassa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cancellariidae
Genus: Scalptia
Species:
S. nassa
Binomial name
Scalptia nassa
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cancellaria lamellosa Hinds, 1843
  • Voluta nassa Gmelin, 1791 (basionym)

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 12 mm and 22 mm.

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along East Africa and in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ a b Scalptia nassa (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 June 2011.
  • MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds) (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp.
  • Petit, R.E. & Harasewych, M.G. (2005) Catalogue of the superfamily Cancellarioidea Forbes and Hanley, 1851 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia)- 2nd edition. Zootaxa, 1102, 3–161. NIZT 682
  • Hemmen J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Wiesbaden, 428pp
  • Verhecken A. (2008) Cancellariidae (Neogastropoda: Cancellarioidea) from the Philippines: Description of new species, and a range extension. Visaya 2(3): 7–17. [Published August 2008] page(s): 8
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  • "Scalptia nassa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 21 June 2011.