Nassaria suturalis   (Adams)  (Sea Snail)
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Taxonomy
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order:Neogastropoda
Family:Buccinidae
Description
Size: Length 17.3-20.2 mm; diameter 10.3-12.26 mm.

This species can be distinguished from preceding species in having less number of longitudinal ribs, canaliculate suture, rounded aperture and short canal. Some of the shells are found encrusted with corals and serpulid tubes.

Synonym (s)
• Hindsia suturalis A. Adams, 1853
• Nassaria suturalis Smith, 1904
• Nassaria suturalis Subrahamanyam et. al., 1952
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Biogeography


• Maharashtra, Konkan Coast (Lat: 18.08) (Long: 73.42) INDIA
• Orissa, Baleshwar Bay INDIA
• Orissa, Konark INDIA
• Orissa, Off Puri INDIA
• Orissa, Puri INDIA (Record: 20/02/1948)
• Orissa, Ganjam Coast INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Chennai INDIA
• Maharashtra, Mumbai INDIA
Literature Source(s)
  • Apte,D (1998) The book of Indian shells Oxford University Press 115
  • Rao, NVS; Rao, KVS and Maitra, S (1991) Marine molluscs State fauna series 1: Fauna of Orissa Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta Part 3 1-175 Available at - NIO, Goa
  • Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
Page last updated on:2009-09-30

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