Nassa vibex

• Interesting Facts
• Description
• Taxonomy
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• Further Reading
• Notes

Interesting Facts

Description

Family Nassariidae

Lowermost portion of the body whorls including the siphonal canal, set off from the rest of it by a conspicuous groove that interrupts the axial ribs.

Taxonomy

Similar Species

Members of the genus Nassa

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Further Reading

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• A catalogue of the shells, arranged according to the Lamarckian system: with their authorities, synonymes, and references to works where figured or described: together with a supplement containing additional species, corrections, and alterations / contained in the collection of John C. Jay. New York: Craighead, 1852. url p. 363.
• A contribution to the geologic history of the Floridian plateau, by Thomas Wayland Vaughan. Washington, D.C., Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1910 url p. 171.
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• American conchology; or, Descriptions of the shells of North America. 1 New Harmony, Ind.: Printed at the School Press, 1830-[38?] url description of plate 57 .
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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 17, 2012.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2799253
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 4035603

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