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Leucozonia
Sign in to saveLeucozonia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
Species
Chestnut Nassa
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyFasciolariidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 181
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Fasciolariidae
- Collections
- ICML-UNAM, PRI, UF, CAS, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UCMP
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Cuba, Panama, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cayman Islands, Ecuador
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Encyclopedic overview
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Leucozonia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
==Description== The oval shell is subglobose. The spire is moderate. The aperture is oblong. The siphonal canal is short. The columella is subflexuous and shows small, oblique, unequal plaits. The outer lip is subacute, with a tooth or tubercle at the fore part.
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