Nassaria tarta
| Nassaria tarta | |
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| Shell of Nassaria tarta (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Nassaria |
| Species: | N. tarta
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| Binomial name | |
| Nassaria tarta Fraussen, 2006[1]
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Nassaria tarta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae.[2]
Description
The Nassaria tarta has a shell up to 37 mm in length, with a solid construction and thick walls. The shell is snow-white, with occasional fine red spiral lines on the body[3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Tanimbar Island, Indonesia.
References
- ^ Fraussen. 2006. Novapex Volume: 7 Issue: 2–3 Pages: 31-46. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ Nassaria tarta Fraussen, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
- ^ Fraussen, Koen (June 2006). "Deep water Nassaria (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) from Banda and Arafura Sea". ResearchGate.
- Fraussen K. 2006. Deep water Nassaria (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) from Banda and Arafura Seas. Novapex 7(2-3): 31-46