Nassaria tarta

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Nassaria tarta
Shell of Nassaria tarta (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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N. tarta
Binomial name
Nassaria tarta
Fraussen, 2006[1]

Nassaria tarta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks.[2]

Description[edit]

The length of the shell attains 37.7 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off Tanimbar Island, Indonesia.

References[edit]

  • Fraussen K. 2006. Deep water Nassaria (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) from Banda and Arafura Seas. Novapex 7(2-3): 31-46