Sassia nassariformis
Sassia nassariformis is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
| Sassia nassariformis | |
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| Shell of Sassia nassariformis (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Sassia |
| Species: | S. nassariformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sassia nassariformis (G.B. Sowerby III, 1902) | |
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Description
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Mozambique Channel.
References
- Sassia nassariformis (G.B. Sowerby III, 1902). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
- Steyn, D.G & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. Pp. i–vi, 1–289.
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