Leucozonia nassa
Species of gastropod
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Leucozonia nassa, common name: the chestnut nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Fasciolariidae |
| Genus: | Leucozonia |
| Species: | L. nassa |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucozonia nassa (Gmelin, 1791) | |
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Description
The shell size varies between 22 mm and 68 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean it is distributed from North Carolina to Central Brazil.