Reticunassa cockburnensis explained

Reticunassa cockburnensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 6.9 mm and 9.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Western Australia.

References

• Kool H.H. & Dekker H. (2006) Review of the Nassarius pauper (Gould, 1850) complex (Gastropoda: Nassariidae). Part 1, with the description of four new species from the Indo-West Pacific. Visaya 1(6): 54–75. page(s): 57

External links

• Galindo L.A., Kool H.H. & Dekker H. (2017). Review of the Nassarius pauperus (Gould, 1850) complex (Nassariidae): Part 3, reinstatement of the genus Reticunassa, with the description of six new species. European Journal of Taxonomy. 275: 1-43.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Reticunassa cockburnensis (Kool & Dekker, 2006). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1007369 on 2021-09-05