Reticunassa erythraea explained

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

Description

The shell size varies between 4.5 mm and 9 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.

References

• Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III

External links

• • Issel, A. (1869). Malacologia del Mar Rosso. Ricerche zoologiche e paleontologiche. Biblioteca Malacologica, Pisa. xi + 387 pp., pls 1-5.
• 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. (2022). MolluscaBase. Reticunassa erythraea (Issel, 1869). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1007370 on 2022-10-17