Nassa
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See also: nassa
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin nassa (“narrow-necked basket”).
Proper noun[edit]
Nassa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Muricidae – certain of the rock snails or murex snails.
Usage notes[edit]
- This, the genus currently accepted under ICZN, is Nassa Röding, 1798. Nassa Lamarck, 1799 is now Nassarius.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Caenogastropoda - subclass; Sorbeoconcha - order; Hypsogastropoda - suborder; Neogastropoda - infraorder; Muricoidea - superfamily; Muricidae - family; Muricinae - subfamily
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Nassa serta - type species; Nassa francolina, Nassa situla, Nassa tuamotuensis - other accepted species
References[edit]
Nassa (gastropod) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Rapaninae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Nassa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Nassa at World Register of Marine Species
- Nassa at National Center for Biotechnology Information
